10 Fascinating Places and Natural Phenomena
6:22 PM EST, February 10, 2022
There are thousands of breathtaking places and natural phenomena. Once could spend literally hours admiring them. The ones we have selected here are some of the most spectacular and the rarest 'masterpieces'.
Enjoy the fascinating beauty of Mother Nature.
#1 A fairytale bay
This photograph hasn’t been photo edited. This place does look like this. The magical underwater light is generated by bioluminescent plankton.
#2 Ice guards
In the extreme climate of the Arctic, any vertical landscape elements are wrapped in a kind of an ice shield. These natural ice sculptures are often referred to as 'The Guards of the Arctic'.
#3 Golden waterfall
Waters of this waterfall located in Yosemite National Park turns into a river of gold as a result of sun rays falling on it diagonally. The only time the rays have got the right angle to ensure this spectacular view is in February.
#4 An ice disc
A gigantic spinning ice disc form on the Westbrook river in the city of Maine (USA) in January 2019. It was a result of unusual water currents.
#5 Wonderful and dangerous
This unusual cloud formations are something that scientists call 'storm super cells'.
#6 A dark, heavy and wavy sky
This extraordinary cloud formation is called 'Asperitas'
#7 Underwater location for a horror movie
A phantom-like underwater river in the Cenote Angelita cave in Mexico. What looks like fog is in fact sulfur suspended between layers of fresh water and sea water.
#8 A rocky wave
Wave rock in Australia is a granite rock formation that resembles a huge ocean wave.
#9 Ice berg
This is what ice berg look like when they turn upside down.
#10 Morning glory
This phenomenon is about bands of clouds rolling along the sky with characteristic intervals. This phenomenon can be admired in the Carpentaria Bay in Australia and it's called 'Clouds of Morning Glory'/
BONUS IMAGE
This is a cuckoo wrasse. This is one of the rarest and at the same time most beautiful fish species in the Atlantic Ocean.