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Lake Hillier is about 600 meters in length & about 250 meters wide the lake color is Bubble gum PINK. Lake Hillier is a saline lake on the edge of Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago in the Goldfields-Esperance region, off the south coast of Western… read more »
A dust devil also known as a whirlwind resembles a tornado in that it is a vertical swirling column of air. However, they form under clear skies and are no stronger than the weakest tornadoes. They form when a strong convective updraft is formed near the ground on a hot day. If there is enough… read more »
The Corpse Flower Facts The Corpse flower caught my attention and I had to study it further. It is one of the most large and stinky plants out there i hope you enjoy the facts about the Corpse Flower with Video 1. It’s a cluster of flowers. Although the titan arum looks like one huge flower,… read more »
Learning about sinkholes Sinkholes mainly occur in what is known as karst terrain, areas of land where soluble bedrock (such as limestone or gypsum) can be dissolved by water. With cover-subsidence sinkholes the bedrock becomes exposed and is gradually worn down over time, with the holes often becoming ponds as the water fills them in…. read more »
The Giant Ayers Rock Ayers Rock is one of the most impressive landmarks in Australia. A huge chunk of sandstone and a ‘true’ monolith, it resides in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Ayers Rock is located down towards the southwest corner of the Northern Territory and close to the geographic centre of Australia Ayers Rock is huge… read more »
Interesting facts about Mars 1. You’d feel lighter on Mars If humans ever set foot on Mars they would feel much lighter. The Red Planet is smaller than Earth and has less surface gravity than the planet we call home. On Mars you’d experience 62.5% less gravity than you’re used to on Earth, so if… read more »
Green plants Viridiplantae literally green plants are a clade of eukaryotic organisms made up of the green algae, which are primarily aquatic, and the land plants (embryophytes), which emerged within them. Green algae traditionally excludes the land plants, rendering them a paraphyletic group. They have cells with cellulose in their cell walls, and primary chloroplasts… read more »