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Imaggeo On Monday: Ninepin Group: the spectacular hexagonal columns

July 18, 2022
Imaggeo On Monday: Ninepin Group: the spectacular hexagonal columns
Ninepin Group: the spectacular hexagonal columns. Credit: Angel Ling (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The picture shows the world’s rarest hexagonal rhyolitic volcanic rock columns on the northern island of the Ninepin Group in the easternmost waters of Hong Kong. These rocks columns are believed to form about 140 million years ago after a major volcanic eruption near Sai Kung. When the volcanic ash and lava slowly cooled down, joints and cracks started to develop on the surface and then extended ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Glimpse of the Ranns of Kachchh, India

July 11, 2022
Imaggeo On Monday: Glimpse of the Ranns of Kachchh, India
Glimpse of the Ranns of Kachchh, India. Credit: Fulmati Ram (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The Rann of Kachchh is a saline marshland located in the western part of India. This climatically arid, salt-covered mudflat was once home to one of the largest settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization in India. The UNESCO world heritage archaeological site of Dholavira is now located in the heart of the salt desert. Photo by Fulmati Ram, as described on imaggeo.egu.eu.   Imaggeo is the E ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: The desert of the cauliflowers

July 4, 2022
Imaggeo On Monday: The desert of the cauliflowers
The desert of the cauliflowers. Credit: Luca Barale (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Bouâmama Cauliflowers (Fredolia aretioides) in the stony plateaus of the Eastern High Atlas near Ayt Wazag (Morocco). The compact, cushion-like habit, the tiny coriaceous leaves and the deep-reaching roots of this shrub allow it to thrive under arid climatic conditions. Photo by Luca Barale, as described on imaggeo.egu.eu.   Imaggeo is the EGU’s online open access geosciences image repository ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: King penguin (Beagle Channel)

June 27, 2022
Imaggeo On Monday: King penguin (Beagle Channel)
King penguin (Beagle Channel). Credit: Tatjana Milojevic (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

King penguin in the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego. Photo by Tatjana Milojevic, shared on imaggeo.egu.eu.   Imaggeo is the EGU’s online open access geosciences image repository. All geoscientists (and others) can submit their photographs and videos to this repository and, since it is open access, these images can be used for free by scientists for their presentations or publications, by edu ...[Read More]