Places That Look Like They Are From Another Planet

This tabletop mountain has been isolated for centuries and the landscape on top is similar to Socotra Island in its uniqueness.

This hole was created by a military test explosion at some point during the 20th century.

The hydgrogen sulfate in this river sinks to the bottom and forms a river of its own.

It’s a volcano inside a volcano.

After a well was drilled and left uncovered, algae bubbled up to create this extraterrestrial looking mound.

Although these look like frozen terraces they are actually white limestone.

These terraced rice fields make for a stunning birds eye view.

A third of the life on this isolated island is found nowhere else on the planet.

Once a thriving forest, these trees are only a remnant standing against the encroaching dunes of the desert.

The colors in this hot spring are from pigmented microbes that grow near the edges.

Locals refer to the place as “the miracle from the Minis gorge”.

The tightly packed ice in these caves absorbs most of the light spectrum except for the color blue.

This is what trees in Finland look like in winter.

This salt flat is so reflective that it is used to calibrate satellites.

The oldest national park in southeast Europe is full of some of the most beautiful lakes, caves, and waterfalls on Earth.

Another pinkish body of water, this time the hue is due to salt loving organisms that produce red pigment. Unlike Lake Hillier in Australia, the high salt content of this lake makes it inhospitable for numerous creatures.

The enormous crystals were formed by hydrothermal fluids rising from the heated Earth below.

Similar to Giant’s Causeway, these formations were once again created by volcanic activity.

Created by ocean currents, sand is constantly being sucked down into the crevice.

Volcanic activity created these perfectly chiseled columns.