Saturday, 18 July 2026

Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

Situated on the border between Canada and United States, Waterton Lakes National Park and the Glacier National Park were combined to form the world's first International Peace Park. 


Waterton Lakes National Park
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Waterton Lakes National Park is a national park located in the southwest corner of AlbertaCanada, and borders Glacier National Park in MontanaUnited States. Waterton was Canada's fourth national park, formed in 1895 and named after Waterton Lake, in turn after the Victorian naturalist and conservationist Charles Waterton. The park contains 505 km(195 sq mi) of rugged mountains and wilderness. - in: wikipedia


Glacier National Park - Hidden Lake
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 Glacier National Park is a national park located in the U.S. state of Montana, on the Canada–United States border with the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. The park encompasses over 1 million acres (4,000 km2) and includes parts of two mountain ranges (sub-ranges of the Rocky Mountains), over 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals. This vast pristine ecosystem is the centerpiece of what has been referred to as the "Crown of the Continent Ecosystem", a region of protected land encompassing 16,000 square miles (41,000 km2) -  in: wikipedia

Going-to-the-Sun Road
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Going-to-the-Sun Road is a scenic mountain road in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, in Glacier National Park in Montana. It is the only road that traverses the park, crossing the Continental Divide at Logan Pass. Completed in 1932 and dedicated the following year, the park's fleet of 1930s red buses offer tours on the road. Driven by drivers called "Jammers," they were rebuilt in 2001 to run on propane or gasoline. The road, a National Historic Landmark and a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, spans 53 miles (85 km) across the width of the park. - in: wikipedia

Bull Moose in Fishercap Lake
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Fishercap Lake is located in Glacier National Park, in the U. S. state of MontanaMount Wilbur is west of Fishercap Lake. The lake is almost adjacent to the Swiftcurrent Auto Camp Historic District. - in: wikipedia

Friday, 17 July 2026

Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes

The Badain Jaran Desert is the third largest desert in China and one of the country's most recent additions to the UNESCO World Heritage List.


Badain Jaran Desert
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Located in the Alashan Plateau in the hyper-arid and temperate desert region of northwestern China, the Badain Jaran Desert is a meeting point for three sandy regions of China and is the country’s third largest desert and second largest drifting desert. The property stands out with its high density of mega-dunes, intersected with inter-dunal lakes. It displays spectacular ongoing geological and geomorphic features of desert landscapes and landforms which may well be unparalleled. Noteworthy features, among others, include the world’s tallest, stabilized sand mega-dune (relative relief of 460 m); the highest concentration of inter-dunal lakes; and the largest expanse of so-called singing sands (describing the resonance caused for example by wind moving dry and loose sand) and wind-eroded landforms. The varied landscape also results in a high level of habitat diversity, and hence of biodiversity. - in: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1638/