Thursday, 15 December 2011

Angel Falls

Angel Falls is a waterfall in Venezuela. It is the world's highest waterfall, with a height of 3,212 ft and a plunge of 2,648 ft. The waterfall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui Mountain in the Canaima National Park. The base of the falls feeds into the Kerep River, which flows into the Churun River, a tributary of the Carrao River.

Images of Angel Falls




Saturday, 10 December 2011

Escalante Desert

The Escalante Desert is a geographic Great Basin region and is located in northwest of Cedar City in Iron County, Utah, and extends into part of Millard County. The region spans most of Iron County, which annually has 330 mm rainfall and 1.8 m snowfall.

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Image of Escalante Desert
Image of Escalante Desert
Image of Escalante Desert
Image of Escalante Desert

Friday, 9 December 2011

Yenisei River

There are three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean, the Yenisei River, the Ob River and the Lena River. Yenisei is the largest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. It rises in Mongolia and follows a northerly course to the Yenisei Gulf in the Kara Sea, draining a large part of central Siberia, the longest stream following the Yenisei-Angara-Selenga-Ider river system. The maximum depth of the Yenisei River is 80 feet and the average depth is 45 feet. The depth of river outflow is 106 feet and inflow is 101 feet.

Images of Yenisei River






Saturday, 3 December 2011

Valley of Flowers

Valley of Flowers located in Uttarakhand state,India, high in West Himalaya, is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty. Black bear, snow leopard, brown bear and blue sheep are found in the valley. The Valley of Flowers is an outstandingly beautiful high-altitude Himalayan valley. The Valley of Flowers is splashed with colour as it bloomed with hundreds of different flowers, taking on various shades of colours as time progressed. The valley was declared a national park in 1982 and now it is a World Heritage Site. The Valley of Flowers is internationally important on account of its diverse alpine flora.

Images of Valley of Flowers








Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling the continent of Antarctica. It is also known as the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean, and the South Polar Ocean. It is the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions of the world. The Southern Ocean is partially covered in sea ice, the extent of which varies according to the season. The Southern Ocean has typical depths of between 4,000 and 5,000 meters with only limited areas of shallow water. Its greatest depth is measured at 7,236 meters at the southern end of the South Sandwich Trench, at 60°00'S, 024°W. Fauna of Southern Ocean consists of Squid, whales, seals, krill, various fish and 17 species of penguins.


Images of Southern Ocean





Arctic Ocean

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest, and shallowest of the world's five major oceans. It is located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region. It occupies a roughly circular basin and covers an area of about 14,056,000 km2, almost the size of Russia. The coastline is estimated to be 45,390 km long. It is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Bering Strait and to the Atlantic Ocean through the Greenland Sea and Labrador Sea. Almost completely surrounded by Eurasia and North America, the Arctic Ocean is partly covered by sea ice throughout the year (and almost completely in winter). The Arctic Ocean's temperature and salinity vary seasonally as the ice cover melts and freezes; its salinity is the lowest on average of the five major oceans, due to low evaporation, heavy freshwater inflow from rivers and streams, and limited connection and outflow to surrounding oceanic waters with higher salinities. The animals of Arctic Ocean include walruses, whales, Lion's mane jellyfish, banded gunnel, wolves and polar bears.


Images of Arctic Ocean






Friday, 2 December 2011

White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover are cliffs which form part of the British coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff reaches up to 107 metres. The cliffs spread east and west from the town of Dover in the county of Kent.

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Aerial view of White Cliffs of Dover
Image of White Cliffs of Dover
Aerial view of White Cliffs of Dover
Image of White Cliffs of Dover