The Tasmanian Giant Crab is the king of crabs
Add the Tasmanian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) to one of the animals you’ll want to see in person one day. Moreover, the crab’s…
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The Rock: Urup Island, Russia
Keep reading: The Rock: Urup Island, RussiaHere’s the last island you’d ever want to be stranded on. This uninhabited volcanic rock formation is part of a 552 square mile Russian island called Urup, which means ‘salmon trout’ in the Ainu language. Urup island sits south of the Kuril Islands chain in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwest Pacific Ocean. One…
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Aogashima Island in Japan is a volcanic phenomenon
Keep reading: Aogashima Island in Japan is a volcanic phenomenonAogashima is a volcanic Japanese island located in the Philippine Sea. It’s known as one of the most intriguing places globally for its unique structure and intense greenery. The island formed out of an active volcano’s crater and currently operates as a giant volcano with a mini volcano inside it. The 200 people who live…
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Mount Bromo Crater, East Java Indonesia
Keep reading: Mount Bromo Crater, East Java IndonesiaMount Bromo is an active volcano located in the Tengger mountain range of East Java, Indonesia. It is also one of the most visited tourist attractions in the rugged Indonesian province. The views from atop the mountain are extraordinary, as one can see well into the crater and the beautiful countryside surrounding it. There’s also…
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Two ash-covered bodies from Vesuvius eruption uncovered at Pompeii
Keep reading: Two ash-covered bodies from Vesuvius eruption uncovered at PompeiiArchaeologists uncovered the body of a wealthy 40-year old man and his young slave in Pompeii, 2,000 years after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Excavations at the suburban villa Civita Giuliana, a suburb outside Pompeii, discovered the bodies covered in a bed of 6.5-foot ash. Researchers believe that the two men survived the initial eruption…
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The Taal volcano erupts in Philippine capital, showering Manila with ash and lava
Keep reading: The Taal volcano erupts in Philippine capital, showering Manila with ash and lavaThe Taal volcano in south Philippine capital Manila erupted on Sunday spewing ash and red hot lava, forcing 13,000 people to evacuate. If you take a look at the photographs below, you can see the cloud of ash that blanketed towns near the volcano. While no casualties nor major destruction have been reported, sources say…
