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Showing posts with label river. Show all posts

Canyon Sainte-Anne and Montmorency Falls


Canyon Sainte-Anne Canada
Canyon Sainte-Anne
Canyon Sainte-Anne is a spectacular gorge, carved by the Sainte-Anne-du-Nord River, located near Beaupré, Quebec (Canada).

Cremation site in Varanasi

This picture was taken at sunrise from a cremation site, in Varanasi (India). It is forbidden to photograph the crematorium itself.
After cremation, the bones and ashes of the deceased are thrown into the Ganges.

From a cremation site in Varanasi
Ghat in Varanasi

The Bicaz Canyon

The Bicaz Canyon
The Bicaz Canyon
The Bicaz Canyon is located in the north-east part of Romania.
The canyon was dug by the waters of Bicaz River and it serves as a passageway between the Romanian provinces of Moldova and Transylvania.

Norfolk Broads

Norfolk Broads
Norfolk Broads
The Norfolk Broads are a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The Broads has the same status as the national parks in England and Wales.

Roman bridge of Aquae Flaviae

Roman bridge of Aquae Flaviae
Roman bridge of Aquae Flaviae
The Roman bridge of Aquae Flaviae, now Chaves, Portugal, was built on the  Tamega river under Emperor Trajan, as evidenced by two epigraphic columns that still remain standing on it.

Sanabria Lake Natural Park

Sanabria Lake Natural Park
Sanabria Lake Natural Park
The Sanabria Lake Natural Park is a natural park in Spain situated around Sanabria Lake, northwest of the country. The lake that gives its name to the park is the largest glacial lake in the Iberian Peninsula, with a maximum depth of over 50 meters. There are a number of lagoons and canyons scattered in the mountains that show the action of the activity of the glaciers of the Quaternary. The park has great landscape value.

River Cong

River Cong
The River Cong rises in the village of Cong, County Mayo, Ireland. The river is popular with fishermen having an excellent run of spring salmon and brown trout.

Blue-water Falls in Chiapas

The Cascadas de Agua Azul (Blue-water Falls) are in the Mexican state of Chiapas.
The waterfall consists of many cataracts following one after another.

Christmas Tree in the Sumidero Canyon

The most famous waterfall in Sumidero Canyon is Cascada Arbol de Navidad (Christmas Tree Waterfall).

Sumidero Canyon

The Sumidero Canyon, on the Grijalva River, is located near Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital of the state of Chiapas (Mexico). The canyon begins near the city of Chiapa de Corzo.
The Ecological Reserve in Sumidero Canyon is home to a great variety of wildlife.

Another view of Selja Gorge

 
View of Selja Gorge from the train called Lézard Rouge.

Selja Gorge

Selja Gorge
The beautiful Selja Gorge, Metlaoui, southern Tunisia. The train called Lézard Rouge passes through the Selja Gorge, over a track that was originally used by mining trains carrying phosphates.

Mides canyon

 
A view of the Mides canyon, southern Tunisia, from the ancient (today abandoned) village of Mides.