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Soar above the striking landscapes of Danxia, a UNESCO World Heritage site in China, famous for its colorful sandstone ...
Disregard what you learned in geography class—Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized the same lineup: Africa ...
UNESCO World Heritage CentreTajikistan National Park covers more than 2.5 million hectares in the east of the country, at the centre of the so-called “Pamir Knot”, a meeting point of the highest ...
Though mostly underwater, this geological giant has sparked debate as a possible eighth continent. Just 5% of its surface peeks above sea level, making it one of Earth’s most elusive landforms.
It has well-protected dinosaur fossils, karst landforms and rare animal species, where the historical relics and cultures of the Tu ethnic group are also well preserved.
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Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: ...
But this isn’t a worldwide consensus. The number of continents, it seems, depends on who you ask. The answer may have seemed clear in elementary school, but in truth, there is no single ...
The largest continent, Asia covers an area of 44.6 million square kilometres (17.2 million square miles) and has a staggering population of approximately 4.6 billion people. It is characterised by ...
Heavy landforms like the Himalayas slow the motion of a tectonic plate, essentially pinning it down. Monsoons have been shaving away material through erosion, reducing the weight of the mountain range ...
Certain high landforms such as southern Africa’s Drakensberg escarpment (shown) may form when waves in Earth’s mantle gradually excoriate a continent’s keel, buoying up the surface.