Rainbow Coloured Grand Prismatic Spring,
Wyoming, USA
Yellowstone national Park in United
States is famous for its mysterious Grand Prismatic Spring. This rainbow
coloured hot spring attracts people around the world, and is one of the most
amazing puzzles of mother nature. It is also known as rainbow coloured spring
because of it bright multi-coloured pattern.
This spring gets its vivid colours as a
result of growth of pigmented bacteria around the edges of spring. The colours
produced by bacteria ranges from red to green, which depends on chlorophyll and
carotenoids present in bacteria, and also on temperature ranges of water of
spring, which lets growth of different coloured bacteria resulting in change of
water colour.
Water in Hot springs comes out from
cracks on the surface of earth. The water flows without any obstructions,
thereby resulting in a continuous cycle of water rising, cooling and falling.
These phenomena results in rings of variable temperature water in Grand
Prismatic spring. Middle with very hot water and then moving towards outwards
water temperature falls resulting in different colour bacteria to grow.
During summer the colour ranges from
orange to red, whereas during winter spring edges remain mostly dark in colour.
The centre of spring remains crystal clear blue shaded sterile water, making it
a beautiful rainbow on nature’s canvas. The sterile crystal clear water is
because of depth of water in the middle and due to high purity of water. This
spring in not for swimming lovers as water is extremely hot at the centre, also
at the edges even if it is cool stay away because of bacteria.
Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia
An active volcano can be full of flora
and fauna; can have unbelievable beautiful landscapes, lake full of crystal
clear water, seems like an oasis in desert, but it is true. Mount Rinjani, an
active volcano in Indonesia is one of the most mesmerizing places to visit in
the world.
It is also known as Gunung Rinjani. The height of mount Rinjani is
3,726 m (12,224 ft), and is the second highest volcano of Indonesia. It has
faced a volcanic eruption on 01 October 2004. This area was converted into a
national park in 1997, and covers volcano and lake called Segara Anak. The
caldera is an oval shaped area of span about 6 km by 8.5 km, and is partially
filled with lake. The lake is around 200m to 300m deep and is situated at a
height of 2000 m above sea level.
The lowlands of mount are cultivated with
rice, soybeans, cotton etc. whereas highlands are covered with forests.The sunrise and view of crater lake is
awesome and breath-taking from caldera rim. From the top of the peak Bali to
the west and Sumbawa to the east of it can be seen. Dry season of
April-November is best suited for trekking. The early months of dry season are
rainy causing slippery and unclear way for climbing. It is pretty cold at the
height of 2000 m, therefore one must go with warm clothing.
Kuang Si Falls, Luang Prabang, Laos
Vietnam is among one of the world’s
paradise of nature, and Kuang Si Waterfall is like a gem in its feather. It is
located on the outskirts of Luang Praban area of Laos, and is the biggest
waterfall. The waterfall is a three tier one resulting in a drop of 50 meter
making spectacular blue coloured pools
before flowing downstream. There are number of swimming holes naturally created
in the pools, making it a great attraction for tourists.
There are cascades of about five meter
high with chilled water, surrounded by lush green jungle making it a suitable
place for peace lovers. The trails available allows one to climb upto the top
of fall, from where one can see the mesmerizing stream of water feeding into
the falls.
As per folklore the water was summoned
by an old wise man by digging into the earth. Then a golden deer made its home
under a rock protruding from under the new waters. That’s the story behind the
name of fall, where Kuang means Deer and Si means Dig.
Northern Lake Baikal, Russia
World’s oldest, largest and deepest
freshwater lake, lake Baikakl is situated in Siberia. This lake contains 20% of
world’s fresh water. This lake is about 25 million years old,and is a perfect
home for more than 2000 species of flora and fauna.
It is about 5,000 feet in depth with
water, containing another four miles thick layer of sediments down to water.
Due to its cold, water rich with oxygen it is the shelter of bizarre forms of
life.This lake covered with ice makes it a
place with unmatched beauty.
During Winter Lake water freezes and gives rise to
phenomenal large sized transparent shards of ice, giving unbelievable turquoise
ice appearance. This is one of the must visit places with unmatched beauty of
white.
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