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Geological Oddities

(Flickr/goldlionpics)

Olympos Coastal National Park (Çıralı)

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

Fadiouth Shell Island

An island made out of shells, including a cemetery.

Big Island Lava Flow

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Acacus Mountains

Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.

Huayllay Stone Forest

Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.

Afar Zone 1, Ethiopia

The Afar Rift

An ocean in the making, in the Ethiopian desert.

Katskhi Pillar

Katskhi, Georgia

Katskhi Pillar

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

(Flickr/DrJohnBullas)

Fort Smith, Northwest Territories

Diavik Diamond Mine

Ice roads, deep holes and 3,500 pounds of diamonds.

kłodzki, Poland

Błędne Skały

Naturally formed rock city in Poland.

Maastricht, Netherlands

St. Pietersberg Caves

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.

(Flickr/matthiassiegel)

Ghan, Australia

Henbury Meteorites Conservation Park

Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback.

A storm rolls in behind Castellfollit de la Roca

Castellfollit de la Roca, Spain

Castellfollit de la Roca

Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.

Visitors cling to chains above a mile-high precipice

Huashan Mountain

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain

Setenil De Las Bodegas

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

Zigzag aqueduct

Cumbe Mayo and Los Frailones

Pre-Incan aqueduct amidst a stone forest in Peru.

The badlands.

Caledon, Ontario

Cheltenham Badlands

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

Huasca de Ocampo, Mexico

Los Prismas Basálticos Waterfalls

Two waterfalls flow down the cliff faces decorated with rare natural basalt columns.

Dolmen de Bagneux

A huge Megalithic chamber tomb located behind a cafe.