The most extreme places

1. Underwater Waterfall: A drastic dip in the ocean’s depth near Mauritius
creates the illusion of this waterfall.



2. Blue Lava: Sulfuric gases combust at such high temperatures that this



3. White Rainbows: This is what arched fog looks like!



4. Volcanic Lightning: During a volcanic explosion, electrical and static charges are released
and can result in this scary electrical storm.



5. Never-ending Wave: When the Atlantic Ocean meets the Amazon River in Brazil,
the resulting wave can travel 500 miles inland without slowing down.



6. Monarch Butterfly Migration: Across the US and Mexico, butterflies migrate
together in incredible numbers!



7. Great Blue Hole: Erosion when sea levels were lower created this sinkhole in Belize.



8. Flowering Desert: Deserts in Chile will sprout flowers after exceptionally heavy rainfall.



9. Everlasting Storm: Also known as Catatumbo lightning, this lightning
storm rages for up to 160 days above Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.



10. Black Sun: The migration of European Starling birds is can be seen
every spring in Denmark.



11. Steam Towers: Towers of steam and gas from fumaroles create
an eerie sight against an auroral display.



12. Crab Migration: Nearly 120 million red crabs make their way
to the ocean on Christmas Island.



13. Rainbow Trees: When these Australian eucalyptus trees are known
for their unique, multi-hued bark.



14. Maelstroms: These powerful whirlpools can suck in swimmers and boats!



15. Horsetail Falls: At certain times of the day in February,
the water resembles lava at this waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California.



16. Hair Ice: Bacteria causes water to freeze in this manner as the liquid escapes
plants in freezing weather.



17. Green Flash: At the beginning or end of a sunset, the right conditions may
result in this rare phenomenon.



18. Frost Flowers: Floral ice forms when there is a difference in temperature
between the ocean and atmosphere in arctic areas.



19. Danxia Landforms: These colourful sandstone hills and mountains can be found in China.



20. Cocooned Trees: Spiders take to the trees and create this incredible
sight during flood season in Pakistan.



21. Calficying Lake: Animals that become immersed in the waters of Lake Natron
die and become calcified.



22. Bleeding Glacier: In Antarctica, iron oxide causes the outflowing water to resemble blood.
This is also known as “Blood Falls.”



23. Underwater Crop Circles: These incredible circles are created by male pufferfish
in Japan as part of an elaborate mating ritual.



25. Living Rocks: These sea creatures from Chile are not actually rocks,
but they are entirely immobile.



26. Lenticular Clouds: Moist air streams over mountains and becomes heated,
resulting in strange cloud formations that have been mistaken for UFOs.