#WonderOfNature: Hin Sam Wan, which means Three #WhaleRock, is a 75 million-year-old rock formation jutting majestically out of the mountains in #Thailand. It earned its name because from the right perspective, it looks like a family of whales

Only two of the rocks (the "mother whale" and "father whale") are accessible by foot; the "baby whale" cannot be reached.

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#WonderOfNature: Hin Sam Wan, which means Three #WhaleRock, is a 75 million-year-old rock formation jutting majestically out of the mountains in #Thailand. It earned its name because from the right perspective, it looks like a family of whales

Only two of the rocks (the "mother whale" and "father whale") are accessible by foot; the "baby whale" cannot be reached.

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#WonderOfNature: A #Salt #Dome is a type of structural dome formed when salt (or other evaporite minerals) intrudes into overlying rocks in a process known as diapirism.

They are important in petroleum geology as they can function as petroleum traps. Some of the salt domes of Iran are unique in the world.

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#WonderOfNature: Attacus atlas, the #Atlas #Moth, is a large saturniid moth endemic to the forests of Asia. It is one of the largest lepidopterans, with a wingspan measuring up to 24 cm.

Both forewings have a prominent extension at the tip, with markings that resemble the head of a snake, a resemblance which is exaggerated by movements of the wings when the moth is confronted by potential predators.

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#WonderOfNature: Anolis #Aquaticus, commonly known as the water anole, is a species of anole, a lizard in the family Dactyloidae, native to the western coast of #CostaRica.

The species uniquely demonstrates adaptations that allows it to spend periods of time underwater, forming an air bubble which clings to its head and serves to recycle the animal's air supply.

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#WonderOfNature: Vinicunca, or Winikunka, also called #Rainbow #Mountain, is a mountain in the Andes of Peru with an altitude of 5,200 metres (17,100 ft) above sea level.

It's a popular Tourist attraction due to mountain's series of stripes of various colors due to its mineralogical composition on the slopes and summits.

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A few #joyful moments from 2022 this #NewYearsEve #JamesWebbTelescope #WonderOfNature #ScienceIsCool

#WonderOfNature: Dirty #Thunderstorms, also known as #Volcanic #Lightning, is a crazy phenomenon where volcanoes actually produce lightning.

It occurs when lightning is produced in a volcanic plume during an eruption. The ash picks up extra friction, creating static electricity that creates the spectacular lightning.

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#WonderOfNature The mouth of the #Cataumbo River in #Venezuela sees more #Lightning than anywhere else on Earth. The “everlasting lightning” occurs up to 260 nights of the year and can last over 10 hours.

The area is so stormy because cool breezes from the mountains meet warm, moist air creates electric charges and lightning storms that can have over 280 lightning strikes per hour.

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