The Moeraki Boulders are huge spherical stones, found lying along Koekohe Beach between Moeraki and Hampden on New Zealand’s Otago coast. Local Maori legends explained the Moeraki boulders as vegetables (gourds, kumaras and calabashes) washed ashore from the large sailing canoe Arai-te-uru when it was wrecked upon landfall in New Zealand hundreds of years ago....
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Huangshan in Chinese means “Yellow Mountain”. But it’s interesting that the mountains aren’t yellow at all. Previously Huangshan was known as Yishan (Mount Yi). Later the name was changed to Huangshan in honor of Huang Di (the Yellow Emperor), a legendary Chinese emperor. More images: Huangshan Images Gallery | Alpine and Mountain Landscapes Stock Images...
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Mount Huang, also known as Huangshan (literally “Yellow Mountain”), is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. The area is well known for its scenery, sunsets, peculiarly-shaped granite peaks, Huangshan Pine trees, and views of the clouds from above. Mount Huang is a frequent subject of traditional Chinese paintings and literature, as...
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Wave Rock is one of the many amazing rock formations found in Western Australia. It is situated near the small town of Hyden, about 350km east of Perth. Wave Rock stands 15m high, 100m long and looks like a tall wave just about to break. This unusual shape has been greatly highlighted by vertical streaks...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Posted in Panorama
Looks better on black – just click on the image and then use grayscale in the new window to change background.
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