Huangshan is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. The range is composed of material that was uplifted from an ancient sea during the Mesozoic era, 100 million years ago. The area is well known for its scenery, sunsets, peculiarly shaped granite peaks, Huangshan Pine trees, and …
In this stunning photograph we see a bird’s eye view of the majestic Mount Fuji. The picture, along with two others that are equally amazing stunning, was posted to the Japanese site DDN. I wasn’t able to get the photographer ‘s name but this aerial capture was too incredible not …
Glacier National Park is located in the U.S. state of Montana, bordering the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The park includes parts of two mountain ranges, over 130 named lakes, and more than 1,000 different species of plants and hundreds of species of animals. This vast pristine ecosystem …
Moraine Lake is magnificent glacially-fed lake and one of the most stunning lakes in the Canadian Rockies. It is located within Banff National Park in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, at an elevation of approximately 6,183 feet (1,885 m). The …
Rila is a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria and the highest mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkans, with its highest peak being Musala at 2,925 m. The range is the sixth highest in Europe, coming after the among others, the Alps, the Pyrenees and Mount Etna; and the highest between the …
Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is an active but quiescent stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. Although the mountain is more commonly referred to as Taranaki, it has two official names under the alternative names policy of the New Zealand Geographic Board. …
