Geomorphology Collection (#8)

Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige Region, Pusteria Valley, Sesto Dolomites Natural Park
Italy - Trentino-Alto Adige Region - Pusteria Valley - Sesto Dolomites Natural Park - View of the Tre Scarperi Peak from Mount Elmo

Italy, Valle d Aosta Region, Mont Blanc Massif, Freestyle skier near Torino Hut
Italy - Valle d Aosta Region - Mont Blanc Massif - Freestyle skier nearby Torino Hut

USA, State of Utah, Bryce Canyon National Park, View of Bryce Canyon from Inspiration Point
United States of America - State of Utah - Bryce Canyon National Park. View of Bryce Canyon from Inspiration Point

Brazil, Parana State, Iguacu National Park, Foz do Iguacu, Iguacu waterfalls
Brazil - Parana State - IguaA

Argentina, Andes, Jujuy Province, Quebrada de Humahuaca
Argentina - Andes - Jujuy Province - Quebrada de Humahuaca (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2003) along the Rio Grande

New Zealand, North Island, Rotorua surroundings, Wai-o-tapu, Artists Palette
New Zealand - North Island - Rotorua surroundings - Wai-o-tapu, thermal pool. Artists Palette

Turkey, Aegean, Pamukkale (Hierapolis-Pamukkale), Petrified limestone waterfalls
Turkey - Aegean region - Pamukkale (Hierapolis-Pamukkale, UNESCO World Heritage List, 1988) - Petrified limestone waterfalls

Namibia, Damaraland Wilderness Reserve, organ pipes rock formation
Namibia - Damaraland Wilderness Reserve - " Organ Pipes" rock formations

Israel, West Bank, Desert landscape
Israel - West Bank - Desert landscape

Spain, Canary Island, Tenerife, Teide National Park, El Pico del Teide
Spain - Canary Island - Tenerife - Teide National Park (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2007).Volcano El Pico del Teide (The Peak of Teide), 3718 m

Chile, Norte Grande, Antofagasta Region, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley)
Chile - Norte Grande - Antofagasta Region - Reserva Nacional Los Flamencos. Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley)

Chile, Norte Grande, Antofagasta, Geyser area of El Tatio in Atacama Desert
Chile - Norte Grande - Antofagasta region - Geyser area of El Tatio (4321 m), in Atacama Desert

Portugal, Algarve, Surroundings of Vila do Bispo, Effects of water erosion on soil
Portugal - Algarve - Surroundings of Vila do Bispo - Effects of water erosion on the soil

USA, Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979)

USA, Utah, Bryce Canyon

Egypt, Sahara Desert, Libyan desert, Qattara Depression, rock formations
Egypt - Sahara Desert - Libyan desert - Qattara Depression

France, Corsica, Haute Corse, Nonza, Rock formations and black beach
France - Corsica - Haute Corse - Nonza. Rock formations and black beach

Finland, Lapland, Lake Inari
Finland - Lapland - Lake Inari

USA, Utah, Bryce Canyon, Thors Hammer near Navajo Loop

Cyprus, Cavo Greko, sea caves
Cyprus - Cavo Greko, sea caves area

Italy, Apulia Region, National Park of Gargano, Mount d Elio, the Cave of the Angel
Italy - Apulia Region - National Park of Gargano - Mount d Elio, the Cave of the Angel

Switzerland, Graubunden, Engadin, Morteratsch glacier
Switzerland - Graubunden - Engadin - Morteratsch glacier

Turkey, Cappadocia, Mountain range between Avanos and Zelve
Turkey - Cappadocia - Mountain range between Avanos and Zelve

Spain, Canary Islands, Lanzarote Island
Spain - Canary Islands - Lanzarote Island

UK, England, Cornwall, Cornish Riviera, Porthcurno surroundings, granite cliffs
United Kingdom - England - Cornwall - Cornish Riviera - Porthcurno surroundings, granite cliffs

Namibia, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Sesriem Canyon
Namibia - Namib-Naukluft National Park - Sesriem Canyon

Italy, Sardinia Region, Ogliastra, red stacks off Cea beach
Italy - Sardinia Region - Ogliastra, the red stacks off Cea beach

River Teifi at Cors Caron bog C016 / 9742
The River Teifi flowing through raised bog habitat at Cors Caron Bog, near Tregaron, West Wales. Raised bogs develop from a lake or flat marshy area

Polarised LM of Bracklesham limestone, thin section
Polarised light micrograph of Bracklesham limestone in thin section. The limestone takes its name from the town on the south coast of England where the limestone beds are found

Natural stack near Kamchatka, Russia
Stack. A sea stack, or kekur, just off the coast of Starichkov Island, Russia. In the distance can be seen volcanic peaks on the Kamchatka Peninsula

Monzogranite C014 / 1538
Monzogranite. Close-up of monzogranite with an intrusive sill (diagonal, centre). Monzogranites are rocks composed of biotite granite that are considered to be the final fractionation product of

Lake Rotomahana, New Zealand C016 / 6065
Mount Tarawera and Lake Rotomahana, Rotorua, New Zealand. Photographed during the voyage of HMS Challenger (1872-1876). This scientific expedition, organised by the Royal Society

Limestone pavement C018 / 0049
Limestone pavement, the Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland

Underwater limestone cave formations C015 / 3977
Underwater limestone cave formations with scuba divers. These formations are in Chandelier Cave, located near Koror, in Palau, a group of islands in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific Ocean

Underwater limestone cave formations. These formations are in Chandelier Cave, located near Koror, in Palau, a group of islands in Micronesia, in the Western Pacific Ocean

Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, USA C014 / 4485
Carlsbad Caverns. Limestone formations inside a cave. Stalactites and stalagmites are secondary cave formations that form when dissolved calcium minerals are precipitated out of solution

Hoodoo rock formation. Hoodoos are tall spires of eroded sedimentary rock with a piece of harder rock on top, which protects the spire below from the elements

Patterns in dolostone coastal rocks C017 / 8490
Patterns in dolostone coastal rocks. These lines, splits and shapes have formed in a flat dolostone bed of coastal rocks. They formed due to extension and compression forces acting on the rocks

Patterns in dolostone coastal rocks C017 / 8489
Patterns in dolostone coastal rocks. These lines, splits and shapes have formed in a flat dolostone bed of coastal rocks. They formed due to extension and compression forces acting on the rocks

Patterns in dolostone coastal rocks C017 / 8488
Patterns in dolostone coastal rocks. These lines, splits and shapes have formed in a flat dolostone bed of coastal rocks. They formed due to extension and compression forces acting on the rocks

Ritten Earth Pillars C016 / 5828
Ritten Earth Pillars. These structures are tall spires of eroded rock with a piece of harder rock on top, which protects the spire below from the elements

Ritten Earth Pillars C016 / 5827
Ritten Earth Pillars. These structures are tall spires of eroded rock with a piece of harder rock on top, which protects the spire below from the elements

Ritten Earth Pillars C016 / 5825
Ritten Earth Pillars. These structures are tall spires of eroded rock with a piece of harder rock on top, which protects the spire below from the elements

Limestone pavement C016 / 5824
Limestone pavement. This limestone rock has been shaped by natural chemical erosion. Carbon dioxide in the air dissolves in rainwater to form carbonic acid

Agglomerate rock specimen C016 / 4936
Agglomerate rock specimen. Agglomerates form as coarse accumulations of fragments of volcanic rocks

Petrified oak, tree trunk fossil C016 / 4913
Petrified oak. Polished section of a fossil of the trunk of an oak tree (Quercus sp.). This specimen is approximately 33 centimetres across

Polarised LM of thin section of greywacke C013 / 4589
Polarised light micrograph of a thin section of Greywacke, a sedimentary rock composed of variously sized fragments in a generally fine matrix

Polarised LM of thin section of greywacke C013 / 4590
Polarised light micrograph of a thin section of Greywacke, a sedimentary rock composed of variously sized fragments in a generally fine matrix

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