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Tufs waterfall, Les planches-près-d'Arbois, Jura, France

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The Cheran gorges in autumn, River draining the Bauges massif, to Hery sur Alby, Savoie, Alps, France

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Bristlecone pine multimillennial - Cedar Breaks NM Utah USA ; Older than 2000 years
Pines growing at very high altitude (3000 m) and can survive more than 4500 years;they are generally observed in the combat zone, where no other species can survive extreme conditions, and their roots are slowly exposed by erosion over the centuries

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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto

Blackjack pines and Hoodoos - Bryce Canyon NP Utah USA ; Amphiteatre
Deltaic sediments of Jurassic age (Claron Formation) of sandstone, dolomite and marl colored by iron oxides and carved by erosion in an amphitheater of hoodoos (pinnacles) arches and bridgesThe reflected light (spectral) from sunrise sun enriched natural polychrome these high walls sometimes nearly 50 meters

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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto

Dome Navajo sandstone - Grand Staircase-Escalante NM Utah ; Petrified wave
The Navajo Sandstone is from wind (petrified dunes) and date from the early Jurassic (desert on the west side of Pangaea)

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Diver into the light shining down through a cenote opening

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The 12 Apostles Port Campbell National Park, Australia

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Eroded sandstone massif Jaizkibel Basque Country Spain

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© Berndt Fischer / Biosphoto

Two couple of Bee-eaters perching on branch in loess cliff

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The 12 Apostles Port Campbell National Park, Australia

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© alimdi / Arterra / imageBROKER / Biosphoto

View into the Gorges du Verdon, Verdon Gorge canyon from belvedere along the Route des Crêtes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

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Mushroom-shaped limestone rock formation, White Desert, Farafra Oasis, Libyan Desert, also known as Western Desert, Sahara, Egypt, Africa

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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto

Dry algae on paramoudras (sandstone ball) hollows. Jaizkibel coastal massif - Basque Country - Spain

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The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast. Spectacular sandstone fossil concretions formed around the burrows of marine worms living several hundred meters deep, 45 million years ago (Eocene) - These spheres or tubes are 20 to 40 cm in diameter and were originally flexible - The holes are the worms' galleries - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Basque Country - Spain

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The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast. Spectacular sandstone fossil concretions formed around the burrows of marine worms living several hundred meters deep, 45 million years ago (Eocene) - These spheres or tubes are 20 to 40 cm in diameter and were originally flexible - The holes are the worms' galleries - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Basque Country - Spain

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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto

The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast. Spectacular sandstone fossil concretions formed around the burrows of marine worms living several hundred meters deep, 45 million years ago (Eocene) - These spheres or tubes are 20 to 40 cm in diameter and were originally flexible - The holes are the worms' galleries - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Basque Country - Spain

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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto

The paramoudras of Jaizkibel, on Spain's Basque Coast. Spectacular sandstone fossil concretions formed around the burrows of marine worms living several hundred meters deep, 45 million years ago (Eocene) - These spheres or tubes are 20 to 40 cm in diameter and were originally flexible - The holes are the worms' galleries - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Basque Country - Spain

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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto

Polychrome graphics in the Jaizkibel sandstone on Spain's Basque Coast. Remarkable Eocene sandstone structures (geoforms) of partly biological origin (fossilized biological activity) and uncovered by erosion - the yellow discs are "paramoudras", concretions around the burrows of deep-sea marine worms - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Spain

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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto

Polychrome graphics in the Jaizkibel sandstone on Spain's Basque Coast. Remarkable Eocene sandstone structures (geoforms) of partly biological origin (fossilized biological activity) and uncovered by erosion - the yellow discs are "paramoudras", concretions around the burrows of deep-sea marine worms - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Spain

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Natural honeycomb lace (Geoforms) in sandstone from Jaizkibel (Spanish Basque Country). Remarkable Eocene sandstone sculptures (geoforms) of partly biological origin (fossil biological activities called Paramoudra, concretions around marine worm burrows) and uncovered then sculpted into honeycomb shapes by erosion - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Spain

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Natural lacework (geoforms) in Jaizkibel sandstone (Spanish Basque Country). Remarkable Eocene sandstone sculptures (geoforms) of partly biological origin (fossilized biological activities known as Paramoudra, concretions around marine worm burrows) uncovered and sculpted into honeycomb shapes by erosion - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Spain

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Dentelles naturelles (Géoformes) dans les grès de Jaizkibel (Pays Basque espagnol). Remarquables sculptures de grès éocènes (géoformes) d'origine en partie biologique (activités biologiques fossiles appelées Paramoudra, concrétions autour des terriers de vers marins) et mises à jour puis sculptées en nid d'abeille par l'érosion - Massif côtier de Jaizkibel - Espagne

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Dentelles naturelles (Géoformes) dans les grès de Jaizkibel (Pays Basque espagnol). Remarquables sculptures de grès éocènes (géoformes) d'origine en partie biologique (activités biologiques fossiles appelées Paramoudra, concrétions autour des terriers de vers marins) et mises à jour puis sculptées en nid d'abeille par l'érosion - Massif côtier de Jaizkibel - Espagne

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© Christophe Ravier / Biosphoto

The Loue river. Spun waterfall in the Loue gorges in the middle of a spring forest, Doubs, Franche Comté France

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© Christophe Ravier / Biosphoto

Cascade du Syratu, Loue gorge, Doubs, Franche Comté, France

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© Christophe Ravier / Biosphoto

Cascade Syratu. Cascade des tufs, spun through spring leaves, Arbois, Jura France

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© Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto

Mallos de Riglos, Aragon. These spectacular monoliths formed from conglomerates eroded from the Pyrenean mountain range since the Tertiary era, in the Ebro basin - Provine de Huesca in Aragon, Spain.

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The Mallos d'Agüero, overlooking the village of the same name in Aragon. Spectacular monoliths formed, like the famous Mallos de Riglos, from conglomerates eroded from the Pyrenean chain since the Tertiary era, in the Ebro basin - Province of Huesca in Aragon, Spain.

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Lichen on clay in the Bardenas, Spain. Various species of specialized lichens colonize the clay soil of the Bardenas, and some are very abundant - A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations out of the almost horizontal strata of clayey marl, and arid, windswept, sun-scorched badlands. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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Lichen on clay in the Bardenas, Spain. Various species of specialized lichens colonize the clay soil of the Bardenas, and some are very abundant - A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations out of the almost horizontal strata of clayey marl, and arid, windswept, sun-scorched badlands. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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Ripples in the Barrika flysch on the Spanish Basque coast. Flysch formed at the end of the Mesozoic era, in the Cretaceous - flysch is formed by the accumulation of sediments following repeated submarine avalanches, due to earthquakes, and producing after compaction and crystallization very regular strata of sandstone and limestone, here straightened by the Pyrenean orogeny and cleared by erosion - Biscay- Basque Country - Spain

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Ripples in the Barrika flysch on the Spanish Basque coast. Flysch formed at the end of the Mesozoic era, in the Cretaceous - flysch is formed by the accumulation of sediments following repeated submarine avalanches, due to earthquakes, and producing after compaction and crystallization very regular strata of sandstone and limestone, here straightened by the Pyrenean orogeny and cleared by erosion - Biscay- Basque Country - Spain

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Ripples in the Barrika flysch on the Spanish Basque coast. Flysch formed at the end of the Mesozoic era, in the Cretaceous - flysch is formed by the accumulation of sediments following repeated submarine avalanches, due to earthquakes, and producing after compaction and crystallization very regular strata of sandstone and limestone, here straightened by the Pyrenean orogeny and cleared by erosion - Biscay- Basque Country - Spain

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Ripples in the Barrika flysch on the Spanish Basque coast. Flysch formed at the end of the Mesozoic era, in the Cretaceous - flysch is formed by the accumulation of sediments following repeated submarine avalanches, due to earthquakes, and producing after compaction and crystallization very regular strata of sandstone and limestone, here straightened by the Pyrenean orogeny and cleared by erosion - Biscay- Basque Country - Spain

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Ripples in the Barrika flysch on the Spanish Basque coast. Flysch formed at the end of the Mesozoic era, in the Cretaceous - flysch is formed by the accumulation of sediments following repeated submarine avalanches, due to earthquakes, and producing after compaction and crystallization very regular strata of sandstone and limestone, here straightened by the Pyrenean orogeny and cleared by erosion - Biscay- Basque Country - Spain

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Eroded buttes in the Pisquerra-El Rallon sector of the Bardenas Reales Natural Park. A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations and arid, windswept, sun-scorched badlands out of the almost horizontal strata of clayey marl. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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Badlands in the Bardenas Reales Natural Park. A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations out of almost horizontal strata of clayey marl, and arid, windswept, sun-scorched badlands. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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Twilight in the Pisquerra-El Rallon sector of the Bardenas Reales Natural Park. A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations and arid, windswept, sun-scorched badlands out of almost horizontal strata of clayey marl. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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Twilight in the Pisquerra-El Rallon sector of the Bardenas Reales Natural Park. A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations and arid, windswept, sun-scorched badlands out of almost horizontal strata of clayey marl. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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Badlands in the Bardenas Reales Natural Park. A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations out of almost horizontal strata of clayey marl, and arid, windswept, sun-scorched badlands. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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Characea pond in the Bardenas Reales Natural Park. A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations and arid, windswept, sun-scorched badlands out of almost horizontal strata of clayey marl. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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The Castildetierra, symbol of the Bardenas Reales Natural Park e. A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations out of the almost horizontal strata of limestone and clay marl, and arid badlands, windswept and sun-scorched. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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The Castildetierra, symbol of the Bardenas Reales Natural Park. A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations out of the almost horizontal strata of limestone and clay marl, and arid badlands, windswept and sun-scorched. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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The Castildetierra, symbol of the Bardenas Reales Natural Park. A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations out of the almost horizontal strata of limestone and clay marl, and arid badlands, windswept and sun-scorched. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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The Castildetierra, symbol of the Bardenas Reales Natural Park. A vast semi-desert where erosion has sculpted impressive rock formations and arid, wind-swept, sun-scorched badlands out of the almost horizontal strata of limestone and clayey marl. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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The Castildetierra, symbol of the Bardenas Reales Natural Park. A vast semi-desert where erosion has carved impressive rock formations and arid, wind-swept, sun-scorched badlands out of the almost horizontal strata of limestone and clayey marl. Its distinctive steppe vegetation has earned it UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve status. Navarre - Spain

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Olivier located at the foot of the Firé, one of the peaks of the Mallos de Riglos. Huesca, Aragon, Spain

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Riou islands seen from Cap Morgiou at dusk, Calanques de Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone

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Mallos de Riglos, Huesca, Aragon , Spain

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Church in the village of Riglos at the foot of the Mallos mountains. Aragon, Spain