Geological Oddities

A powerful cyclone once made one of the world's largest sinkholes completely fill with water.

These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

Whimsical sculptures and caves chiseled by nature over the millennia.

Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.

Stormy conditions send jets of seawater bursting through holes in the cliffs.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.