Geomorphology

Where is the World’s Largest Salt Flat?

August 12, 2020May 9, 2014 by Caitlin Dempsey

The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, is the largest salt flat in the world.

Photograph of the eruption from the summit of Eyjafjallajökull from the north looking to the south across the Gígjökull outlet glacier, its "missing" proglacial (ice-margin) lake caused by the jökulhlaup that filled in the lake. Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson, Iceland Meteorological Office. Public domain.

Volcanoes and Glaciers in Iceland

February 18, 2021April 2, 2014 by Elizabeth Borneman

Iceland is a country of varied geography, topography, and landscape.

The Grand Canyon

August 11, 2020February 10, 2014 by Elizabeth Borneman

The Grand Canyon is one of America’s most beloved and well-known geographical wonders and is visited by millions of people every year.

ZUBAIR ISLANDS ON DECEMBER 23, 2011. SOURCE: NASA’S EO-1 – ALI.

New Baby Island in the Zubair Islands

February 2, 2020January 17, 2012 by Caitlin Dempsey

Volcanic activity that erupted on December 19, 2011 has resulted in a new island to the group of 10 small islands that make up the Zubair Islands off the coast of Yemen.

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