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Surreal Landscape of Heleakala

May 02, 2013

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Craters of Heleakala

Amazing geological landscape of Heleakala, Maui, Hawaii

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Katmai Crater at Katmai National Park and Preserve

via Wikimedia Katmai Crater at Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA Variety marks this land: lakes, marshland, forests all abound in wildlife- including the Alaska brown bear, the world's largest carnivore. Here, in one of the largest areas in the National Park System, Novarupta Volcano erupted violently in 1912, forming the ash-filled "Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes". Today only a few active vents remain. Katmai National Monument was greatly enlarged in 1978 and became 4,093,214 acre Katmai National Park and Preserve by Congressional Action on December 2, 1980.

Green Cocora Valley Photo

via Xcitefun Forums The Cocora valley is a valley in the department of Quindío in the country of Colombia. It is located in the Central Cordillera of the Andean mountains. Cocora was the name of a Quimbayan princess, daughter of the local chief Acaime, and means star of wate.

Gates of Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska

via Bucktrack.com Mountains, Arrigetch Peaks Headwaters of Arrigetch Creek Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska. This vast tundra contains six designated wild rivers and many lakes and rivers yet unnamed. Broad valleys contarst with razor-like Arrigetch Peaks and turreted Mt. Igikpak, high point of central and western Brook Range. Here, 324 km(200 miles) northwest of Fairbanks, is habibat vital to the arctic caribou, grizzly bear, sheep, moose, wolves and raptors. Created by U.S Congress on Dec 2, 1980.

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