Weird, exotic and wonderful places on Earth picture thread

VaastuShastra · September 6th, 2008, 02:59 PM

I was inspired to make this thread, after seeing this in the 'thought provoking pictures thread' - the island of Socotra - off the coast of Yemen and Somalia. The island is home to wierd geographical features, wierd flora and fauna, and has its own unique Semitic language. Mentioned in early Greek navigational texts, the name appears to be derived from the Sanskrit language of India. In early times, the island was inhabited by Nestorian Christians, but is apparently now Islamic, with its people being made up of Somali, Yemeni and Indian ancestry.

Please showcase other wierd, isolated, inspirational, wonderful or fantastic landscapes, either natural or urban.

El_Greco · September 6th, 2008, 06:59 PM

Cool thread.Heres my contribution :

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are a collection of bleak and remote islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. Most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous. At higher elevations the islands are permanently covered with ice and snow.

VaastuShastra · September 6th, 2008, 07:07 PM

Awesome, those abandoned ships look cool too.

El_Greco · September 6th, 2008, 07:11 PM

Yep those were once whaling ships and that town whaling station.

Tony Sebo · September 6th, 2008, 07:14 PM

Yeah, superb Vaast

Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands - French Polynesia

http://www.fatu-hiva.com/

VaastuShastra · September 6th, 2008, 07:25 PM

Nice one. Culturally speaking, Polynesia is one of the areas of the world I know least about.

Tony Sebo · September 6th, 2008, 07:31 PM

absolutely fascinating.. one of my favourite areas to read about when I was a kid, especially the French parts, as you never really see them on the telly etc!

El_Greco · September 6th, 2008, 07:35 PM

Way too hot for my liking I prefer frozen places.

Tony Sebo · September 6th, 2008, 07:37 PM

Funny enough, when I was a kid I used to be like that, as I suffered migraines in the summer, so would probably not have gone there even if I had the chance, but as I get older I find I'm more nesh, so some balmy warm island would suit me now!

kids · September 6th, 2008, 07:52 PM

image hosted on flickr

Somewhere in England.

Tony Sebo · September 6th, 2008, 08:00 PM

there is an imprint of a body, bottom left!

El_Greco · September 6th, 2008, 08:00 PM

Heres another interesting place :

Bannack.Montana.USA.

Bannack is a ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. Located on the Beaverhead River, approximately 14 miles (23 km) upstream from where the Beaverhead joins with the Red Rock River south of Dillon.

Founded in 1862 and named after the local Bannock Indians, it was the site of Montana's first major gold discovery in 1862, and served as the capital of Montana Territory briefly in 1864, until the capital was moved to Virginia City. Bannack continued as a mining town, though with a dwindling population. The last residents left in the 1970s.

At its peak, Bannack had a population of about three thousand. There were three hotels, three bakeries, three blacksmith shops, two stables, two meat markets, a grocery store, a restaurant, a brewery, a billiard hall, and four saloons. Though all of the businesses were built of logs, some had decorative false fronts.

RedHotChilly · September 6th, 2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony Sebo

Yeah, superb Vaast

Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands - French Polynesia
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French Polynesia- that's my dream destination....
One day I will definately go there

***wjfox*** · September 6th, 2008, 08:12 PM

Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. Temperatures can reach 58°C in the shade.

VaastuShastra · September 6th, 2008, 08:13 PM

Ladakh is a remote, predominantly Vajrayana Buddhist region of India, also home to a minority of Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs, located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is closely culturally linked with Tibet, and is characterised by mountains, valleys, sparse landscape, and icy lakes.

image hosted on flickr

***wjfox*** · September 6th, 2008, 08:18 PM

Death Valley at night, probably the best place in the world to view the Milky Way -

El_Greco · September 6th, 2008, 08:23 PM

^ Wow thats amazing!

JackSwan · September 6th, 2008, 08:29 PM

^ crikey. there are some terrific pictures in this thread, chaps.

a masonic lodge?

VaastuShastra · September 6th, 2008, 08:38 PM

Spooky

Those death valley pics are cool - wish I could see the stars that bright in Sheffield.

VaastuShastra · September 6th, 2008, 08:39 PM

Salisbury Hill is the largest man made monument of its kind in Europe I think:

September 6th, 2008, 02:59 PM	#1
VaastuShastra Cats > Squirrels Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8,599	Weird, exotic and wonderful places on Earth picture thread I was inspired to make this thread, after seeing this in the 'thought provoking pictures thread' - the island of Socotra - off the coast of Yemen and Somalia. The island is home to wierd geographical features, wierd flora and fauna, and has its own unique Semitic language. Mentioned in early Greek navigational texts, the name appears to be derived from the Sanskrit language of India. In early times, the island was inhabited by Nestorian Christians, but is apparently now Islamic, with its people being made up of Somali, Yemeni and Indian ancestry. Please showcase other wierd, isolated, inspirational, wonderful or fantastic landscapes, either natural or urban.

September 6th, 2008, 06:59 PM	#2
El_Greco I Like Palm Trees Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 16,753 Likes (Received): 262	Cool thread.Heres my contribution : South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are a collection of bleak and remote islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. Most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous. At higher elevations the islands are permanently covered with ice and snow. __________________ My Photos : Lisbon\|Madrid\|Rome\|Naples\|London\|Rotterdam\|Fes

September 6th, 2008, 07:11 PM	#4
El_Greco I Like Palm Trees Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 16,753 Likes (Received): 262	Yep those were once whaling ships and that town whaling station. __________________ My Photos : Lisbon\|Madrid\|Rome\|Naples\|London\|Rotterdam\|Fes Last edited by El_Greco; September 6th, 2008 at 07:17 PM.

September 6th, 2008, 07:35 PM	#8
El_Greco I Like Palm Trees Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 16,753 Likes (Received): 262	Way too hot for my liking I prefer frozen places. __________________ My Photos : Lisbon\|Madrid\|Rome\|Naples\|London\|Rotterdam\|Fes

September 6th, 2008, 08:00 PM	#12
El_Greco I Like Palm Trees Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 16,753 Likes (Received): 262	Heres another interesting place : Bannack.Montana.USA. Bannack is a ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. Located on the Beaverhead River, approximately 14 miles (23 km) upstream from where the Beaverhead joins with the Red Rock River south of Dillon. Founded in 1862 and named after the local Bannock Indians, it was the site of Montana's first major gold discovery in 1862, and served as the capital of Montana Territory briefly in 1864, until the capital was moved to Virginia City. Bannack continued as a mining town, though with a dwindling population. The last residents left in the 1970s. At its peak, Bannack had a population of about three thousand. There were three hotels, three bakeries, three blacksmith shops, two stables, two meat markets, a grocery store, a restaurant, a brewery, a billiard hall, and four saloons. Though all of the businesses were built of logs, some had decorative false fronts. __________________ My Photos : Lisbon\|Madrid\|Rome\|Naples\|London\|Rotterdam\|Fes

September 6th, 2008, 07:07 PM	#3
VaastuShastra Cats > Squirrels Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8,599	Awesome, those abandoned ships look cool too.

September 6th, 2008, 07:14 PM	#5
Tony Sebo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 18,306 Likes (Received): 4	Yeah, superb Vaast Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas Islands - French Polynesia http://www.fatu-hiva.com/

September 6th, 2008, 07:25 PM	#6
VaastuShastra Cats > Squirrels Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8,599	Nice one. Culturally speaking, Polynesia is one of the areas of the world I know least about.

September 6th, 2008, 07:31 PM	#7
Tony Sebo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 18,306 Likes (Received): 4	absolutely fascinating.. one of my favourite areas to read about when I was a kid, especially the French parts, as you never really see them on the telly etc!

September 6th, 2008, 07:37 PM	#9
Tony Sebo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 18,306 Likes (Received): 4	Funny enough, when I was a kid I used to be like that, as I suffered migraines in the summer, so would probably not have gone there even if I had the chance, but as I get older I find I'm more nesh, so some balmy warm island would suit me now!

September 6th, 2008, 07:52 PM	#10
kids Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,731 Likes (Received): 65	image hosted on flickr Somewhere in England.

September 6th, 2008, 08:12 PM	#14
*wjfox* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: L O N D O N Posts: 36,140 Likes (Received): 913	Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. Temperatures can reach 58°C in the shade. __________________ FutureTimeline.net - a timeline of future history Last edited by wjfox; September 6th, 2008 at 08:17 PM.

September 6th, 2008, 08:13 PM	#15
VaastuShastra Cats > Squirrels Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8,599	Ladakh is a remote, predominantly Vajrayana Buddhist region of India, also home to a minority of Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs, located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is closely culturally linked with Tibet, and is characterised by mountains, valleys, sparse landscape, and icy lakes. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

September 6th, 2008, 08:18 PM	#16
*wjfox* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: L O N D O N Posts: 36,140 Likes (Received): 913	Death Valley at night, probably the best place in the world to view the Milky Way - __________________ FutureTimeline.net - a timeline of future history

September 6th, 2008, 08:23 PM	#17
El_Greco I Like Palm Trees Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 16,753 Likes (Received): 262	^ Wow thats amazing! __________________ My Photos : Lisbon\|Madrid\|Rome\|Naples\|London\|Rotterdam\|Fes

September 6th, 2008, 08:29 PM	#18
JackSwan click click Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Suffolk, England Posts: 7,900 Likes (Received): 96	^ crikey. there are some terrific pictures in this thread, chaps. a masonic lodge?

September 6th, 2008, 08:38 PM	#19
VaastuShastra Cats > Squirrels Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8,599	Spooky Those death valley pics are cool - wish I could see the stars that bright in Sheffield.

September 6th, 2008, 08:39 PM	#20
VaastuShastra Cats > Squirrels Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 8,599	Salisbury Hill is the largest man made monument of its kind in Europe I think:

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