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61 Incredible Places That Completely Shattered Everything People Assumed About Those Countries
Anacondas are from the Amazon. Polar bears are from the Arctic. That is just the way of the world, and most of us are comfortable with that. But if our lord and saviour David Attenborough has taught us anything, it is to expect the unexpected from Mother Nature, because she has never once consulted our assumptions before doing whatever she wants.
Snow falls in Kenya. Camels walk in the Outback. And yes, the sun does occasionally shine in Ireland. We have documentation. Eagle-eyed travellers captured some of the most unlikely scenes imaginable and shared them with the world, leaving us utterly confused. These views are proof that no country is quite what you think it is, and that Mother Nature has always had a flair for the dramatic.
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#1
Felsengluhen, Altschlossfelsen In Rhineland-Palatine, Germany
martymcmatrix 4 months ago
I know, I know...but you could have at least spelled it »Felsengluehen« if your keyboard doesn't support the letters ä, ö and ü....🙋🏽
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Pine Island On Derryclare Lough, Connemara, Galway, Ireland
kissmychakram 4 months ago
@WindySwede - try TinyURL to make nice short links out of unwieldy long ones!
#4
Isle Of Skye, Scotland
#5
Oleshky Sands - "Desert In The Middle Of Europe", Ukraine
#6
Ferny Creek, Victoria, Australia
Huddo's sister 4 months ago
I used to live within about 30-45 minutes of here. The whole area is known as the Dandenong Ranges and it is beautiful. I remember driving up there before sunrise one morning, in fog.
#7
Pamukkale White Terraces, Turkey
Jay Rankin 4 months ago
Been there! It's more beautiful than photographed (and more congested.)
#8
Jasmund National Park, Rugen Island In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Roman Arendt 4 months ago
You can almost see the spot where Caspar David Friedrich painted his famous "Kreidefelsen auf Rügen" (Chalk Cliffs on Rügen).
#9
Dromedary Camel In Outback Australia, Near Silverton, New South Wales
#10
Scarborough Bluffs, Bluffer's Park, Scarborough, Onatrio, Canada
#11
A Feral Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalis) Soaking At The Bekol Savannah In Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia
#12
Kolsay Lakes National Park: Almaty Region, Lake Kaindy, Kazakhstan
#13
St Catherine Mountains, Sinai Pensula, Near Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
#14
Baltic Sea, Nida Beach, Lithuania
The western side of the 98 km long Curonian Spit, facing the Baltic sea, is lined with long white beaches that more often than not have impressively tall sand dunes in the back - some of them 40 to 50 meters high - such as this one near Nida in Neringa, Lithuania.
#19
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, Japan
#20
Rocchetta Mattei
Basically a fairytale castle near Bologna that looks like it just spawned out of a fantasy novel, with a wild mashup of Moorish, Russian and Gothic (all non-italian) styles all crammed together.
#22
Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina
#23
Gargas, Provence, France
#25
Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta, Colombia
#26
Rawanduz Canyon As Seen From The Shingelbana Resort, Rawandiz, Iraq
#27
A Beach Facing West Towards Papienniemenselkä Of Pyhäjärvi Lake In Papinniemi, Parikkala, South Karelia, Finland
#29
Swaminarayan Temple, London, United Kingdom
Loosey Goosey 4 months ago
There's quite a few of these beautiful Hindu temples across the UK. There's one in Birmingham, although it's not quite as big as this one.
#32
Lencois Maranheses, Brazil
Small dunes and a small part of a Pond State Park of sheets Maranhenses, near Barreirinhas, Brazil.
#33
Western Brook Pond, Newfoundland Canada
#35
Citadelle Laferrière, Haiti
#36
American Bison, Catalina, Long Beach, Los Angeles
American bison were introduced to Catalina island in 1924 for the filming of a movie and were never removed. Now they're a popular tourist attraction with a herd size of around 100 individuals.
#37
Lieberose Desert In The Lieberoser Heide Near Lieberose, Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald, Brandenburg, Germany, It Is Germany's Largest Desert
martymcmatrix 4 months ago
Sofern d*e desertifizierenden Innenstädte nicht dazugezählt werden...🤔
#44
Salinas Grandes, Argentina
#47
White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA
nomnomborkbork 4 months ago
Least impressive view possible. Show the gorgeous dunes of pure white sand, no vegetation, just sparkling white sand.
#54
Mount Blue Cow At Perisher Blue Ski Resort, Nsw, Australia, As Seen From The Blue Cow Terminal
#57
Thames Town In Songjiang, China
#59
Wizard Island, Crater Lake, Oregon, USA
#60
Trampas Lakes, Pecos Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
A 12 mile hike to an amazing alpine lake sitting at over 11,000 ft elevation at the base of Truchas peak, 2nd highest peak in New Mexico. My wife and dog in the foreground provide some scale.
#61
Christmas Valley Sand Dunes, Oregon, USA
The Christmas Valley Sand Dunes site near Fort Rock in south-central Oregon is the largest inland shifting sand dune system in the Pacific Northwest - not to mention a popular destination for off-highway vehicle enthusiasts. Composed largely of ash and pumice that blew into the area 7,000 years ago when Mt. Mazama erupted to form Crater Lake, nearly 8,900 acres of the Sand Dunes site is open to vehicle use. Nearby, the Lost Forest Research Natural Area is an unusual stand of ancient ponderosa pine forest - and a remnant of a forest that existed in a cooler and wetter age. Off-highway vehicles (OHVs) are allowed only on designated routes or areas. OHV operators must have a valid driver’s license, state-issued all-terrain vehicle operator permit, or be accompanied by someone 18 or older with these valid documents. A State of Oregon off-highway vehicle sticker is required to operate on all lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon. Flags are required on all vehicles on the dunes (9 feet tall orange or red flag).
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