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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.
1 posted on 01/31/2007 12:32:13 PM PST by cogitator
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To: 2Trievers; headsonpikes; Pokey78; Lil'freeper; epsjr; sauropod; kayak; Miss Marple; CPT Clay; ...

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2 posted on 01/31/2007 12:33:03 PM PST by cogitator
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Freaky. Spooky.


3 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)
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Ooooo, karst towers! There's caves to be found.


4 posted on 01/31/2007 12:34:46 PM PST by caver (Yes, I did crawl out of a hole in the ground.)
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Cool! Those look a bit like the "flowerpots" in New Brunswick.


5 posted on 01/31/2007 12:35:17 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance ("Campers laugh at clowns behind closed doors." GOHUNTER08!)
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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.


6 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.)
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Powder..Patch..Ball FIRE!

James Bond. The man with the Golden gun


7 posted on 01/31/2007 12:41:42 PM PST by BallandPowder
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OMG!!! Thanks for posting!


8 posted on 01/31/2007 1:35:59 PM PST by Suzy Quzy
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Strange and wonderful. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for posting this.


9 posted on 01/31/2007 1:41:30 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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Whoa

Thanks, thats pretty cool


10 posted on 01/31/2007 1:46:35 PM PST by CPT Clay (Drill ANWR, Personal Accounts NOW.)
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Bond's islands in one of his recent movies. He sky-dived into the region.


11 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!)
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Looks like a cool place for sea-kayaking.


12 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.)
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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.


13 posted on 01/31/2007 3:34:55 PM PST by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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er, during the fall.


14 posted on 01/31/2007 3:35:53 PM PST by Lil'freeper (You do not have the plug-in required to view this tagline.)
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Wow those last two photos look like the ending scene from Fellowship of the Ring.


15 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!)
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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)


16 posted on 01/31/2007 4:12:37 PM PST by NRA2BFree (DUNCAN HUNTER FOR PRESIDENT IN 2008! HE IS AN HONEST CONSERVATIVE!!)
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This is really awesome. Thanks for posting.


17 posted on 02/01/2007 4:12:09 AM PST by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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It's even more beautiful if you're there. It's hauntingly beautiful!!! I went there last December... Ha Long Bay


18 posted on 02/04/2007 8:46:27 AM PST by Toidylop
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