Geological Oddities

In 1888, a resident of Xagħra, Malta, discovered a small underground chamber filled with stalactites and stalagmites when digging a well.

This fascinating and unusual geological formation dominates a suburb of Canberra.

Local legend says a monk brought Christianity to Bornholm through his sermons in a cave inside this free-standing rock.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.

A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.

A small mountain made entirely of banded iron stone overlooking downtown Ishpeming.

The top of the holy mountain for the ancient Spartans looks like a pyramid—is it man-made or a natural phenomenon?

An underground spring in a labyrinthine cave system, decorated with stalagmites and stalactites.

A walk along this white sand beach creates a symphony.

Hues of distinctive blue to bluish-green color the slopes of these hills.

This steaming, yellow-tinged landscape is filled with sulfur-encrusted volcanic vents.

A lava tube cooled to form this long tunnel that stays chilly even at the height of summer.

One of the breathing caves of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.

These oddly shaped pink granite formations got their name after being mistaken for massive piles of hay.