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Rainbow Mountains: China's psychedelic landscape created when 2 tectonic plates collidedThe colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision that created the Himalayas.
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Lake Salda: The only place on Earth similar to Jezero crater on MarsLake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by NASA's Perseverance rover.
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Drake Passage: The 'most dreaded bit of ocean on the globe' — where waves reach up to 80 feetThe Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern oceans.
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Mount Washington: Home to 'the world's worst weather' with record wind speeds of 231 mphMount Washington is a prominent mountain in New Hampshire, known for its dramatic weather and conditions that are extremely dangerous for hikers and climbers.
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Mount Roraima: The 'lost world' isolated for millions of years that Indigenous people call the 'house of the gods'Mount Roraima is a flat-topped formation with crystal-clear pools, waterfalls and a unique ecosystem that has been isolated from the surrounding savanna for millions of years.
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Walvis Bay saltworks: The monster refinery in Namibia with colorful ponds that cover the land like patchworkWalvis Bay in Namibia is home to the largest solar sea-salt production plant in sub-Saharan Africa. The plant is famous for its brightly colored evaporation ponds.
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Savonoski Crater: The mysterious, perfectly round hole in Alaska that scientists can't explainThe Savonoski Crater is a round hole in Alaska's Katmai National Park that has defied scientific explanation ever since it was discovered.
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Lake Vostok: The 15 million-year-old lake buried miles beneath Antarctica's iceBuried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling Lake Ontario in terms of size and volume.
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Romania's trovants: The bulbous 'living' rocks that inspired folkloric tales of dinosaur eggs and aliensTrovants are rocks that grow by absorbing minerals from rainwater. Romania is home to a cluster of trovants that inspired folklore of dinosaur eggs, plant fossils and alien creations.
