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Geological Oddities

Lava River Cave

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

Dean's Blue Hole

One of the deepest blue holes in the world.

Lake Abbe

A salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneys.

(Flickr/Eliduke)

Hot Water Beach, New Zealand

Hot Water Beach

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

(WikiCommons)

Ambato Canton, Ecuador

Chimborazo

Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.

(Flickr/Nikolovskii)

Ketenovo, North Macedonia

Kuklica

Stone pillars and a petrified wedding party in the hills of North Macedonia.

(Flickr/Goldwin Guenther)

Tobermory, Ontario

Flowerpot Island

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

Haleyville, Alabama

Alabama’s Natural Bridge

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

Zhangjiajie, China

Tianmen Shan

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

(WikiCommons)

Ottosdal, South Africa

Klerksdorp Spheres

Tiny pyrophyllite spheres from 3 billion years ago.

Svartifoss

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Aerial photo of the volcano.

Flagstaff, Arizona

SP Crater

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

Antequera, Spain

Torcal de Antequera

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

(Flickr/F.d.W.)

Davenport, Australia

Devil's Marbles

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

Huanglong Travertine Pools

Huanglong Travertine Pools

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

Horseshoe Bend

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

La Paz, Bolivia

Valle de las Animas

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

Star trails trace the night sky above snow-covered mountains and sand dunes.

Alamosa, Colorado

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.