The world is full of greatness and amazing places. It look like that some places are not from this world, they seem just part of heaven. You may be surprised when you see these glorious places. Here is the top 10 the most surreal places in the world.
Top 10 Breathtaking Surreal Places In The World.
10. Socotra – Yemen
Socotra is an island in Indian Ocean about 210 miles southeast of Yemen. The largest of several islands extending eastward from the Horn of Africa, it has an area of about 1400 square miles. Socotra’s flora includes several famous species, among them myrrh, frankincense and the dragon’s blood tree. It’s sedentary inhabitants are engaged in fishing, pearl diving and small-scare agriculture.
9. Aogashima Island – Japan
Aogashima is a volcanic island on the Philippine Sea and it is the most remote, topographically interesting island. The only way to reach Aogashima is via Hachijojima, a larger island around 43 miles north. Hachijojima has an airport and can be reached by air or boat. The current shape of the island dates back to a big eruption in 1785 after which Aogashima was uninhabited for 50 years. There is population of some 180 people.
8. Salar de Uyuni – Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni is one of South America’s most phenomenal attractions. The vast expanse of white, glistening salt stretches and even be seen from the space. Layers of salt are sandwiched between sedimentary deposits that reach a great depth of 10 metres in the centre of the flat. In total, there is an estimated 10 billion tones of salt there and during the rainy season, the world’s largest salt flat becomes the world’s largest mirror.
7. Turquoise Ice, Lake Baikal – Russia
Located in Siberia, Baikal Lake is a natural wonder on Earth. It is the largest fresh water lake on the planet, containing approximately 20 percent of the Earth’s entire surface water and the oldest lake in the world being at least 25 million years old. It has unsurprisingly become a religious icon of sorts for believers and pilgrims of different religions.
6. Sentinels of the Arctic – Finland
In winters the fields of Finland, it is common to find such frozen jungles. The plants, the threes and the vegetations are in the jungles beautifully frozen as if you are in another planet. This is a common feature in the Arctic circle area. The temperature remains between -40 to -15 centigrade and one can see such beautiful frozen land sights.
5. Skaftafell Ice Cave – Iceland
Ice Caves are located in Reykjavik which is capital of Iceland. Those ice caves vary in color, from crystal clear ice which light can pass through easily, to more unexpected colors and opaque compositions. The colors are can sometimes seem as though a surrealist artist has been at work with brush. Deep blues, turquoise, azure, white, grays can be seen at certain times of the year.
4. Glowworm Caves, Waitomo – New Zealand
The Waitomo Glowworm Caves is on the North Island of New Zeland. Small larvae named Glowworm adopted this cave as their home. These larvae living in the dark cave shed light on them to find food. Actually, these little landlords here are called Arachnocampa Larvae. These larvae hang onto the small stalactites hanging from the ceiling. The cause of the light scattering of Arachnocampa Larvae is caused by chemical reactions that produce luciferin enzyme.
3. The Great Blue Hole, Ambergris Caye – Belize
The great blue hole is a large underwater sinkhole off the coast of Belize. The hole is circular in shape, over 300 metres across and 125 metres deep. The sinkhole is originally formed as a limestone cave during the last glacial period, a time when sea levels were much lower. As the ocean began to rise, the cave system flooded and eventually collapsed, creating a vertical cave in the ocean.
2. Underwater Waterfall – Mauritius Island
Mauritius is one of the younger island on this planet, formed by volcanic activity under the ocean around 8 million years ago. The island now sits upon what’s known as a Submarine Plateau or Ocean Self. This self is no deeper than 150 metres below sea level and is the largest of its kind in the world.
1. The Richard Structure (The Eye Of The Sahara) – Mauritania
The eye of the Sahara is a prominent geological circular feature in the Sahara desert in Mauritania. It is nearly 50 kilometres across and very visible from the space. It is still a mystery how The eye of the Sahara formed.
