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Geology Picture of the Week, January 28-February 3, 2007:
Views of the Unreal Halong Bay, Vietnam
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Posted on 01/31/2007 12:32:10 PM PST by cogitator
I've probably seen lots of pictures of this place/area, but I finally learned its name. Spectacular coastal karst. This is a World Heritage Site -- deservedly.
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Education; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: coastal; erosion; karst; vietnam
Odds are I'll never visit this place in person -- pictures will have to do.
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posted on
01/31/2007 12:32:13 PM PST
by
cogitator
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posted on
01/31/2007 12:33:03 PM PST
by
cogitator
To: cogitator
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posted on
01/31/2007 12:33:31 PM PST
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: cogitator
Ooooo, karst towers! There's caves to be found.
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posted on
01/31/2007 12:34:46 PM PST
by
caver
(Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
To: cogitator
Cool! Those look a bit like the "flowerpots" in New Brunswick.
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posted on
01/31/2007 12:35:17 PM PST
by
Fierce Allegiance
("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors." GOHUNTER08!)
To: cogitator
Even though it's not, this looks like where Francisco Scaramanga's place was in the James Bond flik "The Man with the Golden Gun". It's beautiful all the same.
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posted on
01/31/2007 12:39:15 PM PST
by
NCC-1701
(To boldly go where no FReeper has gone before. Live long and prosper.)
To: cogitator
Powder..Patch..Ball FIRE!
James Bond. The man with the Golden gun
To: cogitator
OMG!!! Thanks for posting!
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posted on
01/31/2007 1:35:59 PM PST
by
Suzy Quzy
To: cogitator
Strange and wonderful. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for posting this.
To: cogitator
Whoa
Thanks, thats pretty cool
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posted on
01/31/2007 1:46:35 PM PST
by
CPT Clay
(Drill ANWR, Personal Accounts NOW.)
To: cogitator
Bond's islands in one of his recent movies. He sky-dived into the region.
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posted on
01/31/2007 1:57:22 PM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: cogitator
Looks like a cool place for sea-kayaking.
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posted on
01/31/2007 2:05:43 PM PST
by
wolfcreek
(Please Lord, May I be, one who sees what's in front of me.)
To: cogitator
A colleague of mine is from Vietnam - he escaped with his family durig the fall - and returned for the first time three years ago. He did a slide show of pictures for us. He had some pictures of this place. Beautiful, haunting. Earth is a purty place.
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posted on
01/31/2007 3:34:55 PM PST
by
Lil'freeper
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To: Lil'freeper
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posted on
01/31/2007 3:35:53 PM PST
by
Lil'freeper
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To: cogitator
Wow those last two photos look like the ending scene from Fellowship of the Ring.
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posted on
01/31/2007 3:37:43 PM PST
by
mware
(By all that you hold dear.. on this good earth... I bid you stand! Men of the West!)
To: cogitator
What a beautiful place. I'd love to see it in person. Those are awesome pictures. Thanks for posting them, and thanks for pinging me. :o)
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posted on
01/31/2007 4:12:37 PM PST
by
NRA2BFree
(DUNCAN HUNTER FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008! HE IS AN HONEST CONSERVATIVE!!)
To: cogitator
This is really awesome. Thanks for posting.
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posted on
02/01/2007 4:12:09 AM PST
by
geezerwheezer
(get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
To: geezerwheezer
It's even more beautiful if you're there. It's hauntingly beautiful!!! I went there last December...
Ha Long Bay
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posted on
02/04/2007 8:46:27 AM PST
by
Toidylop
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