Siq, Petra’s Spectacular Gorge
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 29, 2016
The ancient city of Petra, located in the heart of the mountainous desert of southern Jordan, had different approaches in the past. One poss...
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Todra Gorge of Morocco
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 1, 2015
In the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinerhir, the Todra and the Dades Rivers have carved out a narr...
The Gorge of Mont-Rebei
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 13, 2015
Congost de Mont-Rebei or the Gorge of Mont-Rebei is a beautiful gorge created by the river Noguera Ribagorçana as it cuts through the ‘Sierr...
The Great Gorge of the Ruth Glacier
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 21, 2015
The Ruth Glacier, in Denali National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska, covers an enormous area in the heart of the central Alas...
The Saar Loop at Mettlach
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 12, 2014
The Saar River rises in the Vosges mountains on the border of Alsace and Lorraine, in France, then flows northward through western Germany t...
Taroko Gorge, The Marble Mountains of Taiwan
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 13, 2014
Taroko Gorge, also known as “Marble Gorge” because of the abundant supply of marble in the area, is an impressive 19-km-long canyon, located...
Verdon Gorge: The Grand Canyon of Europe
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 29, 2012
The Verdon Gorge, called Gorges du Verdon in French, in south-eastern France between the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and the Var is a spectacula...
Trou de Fer Gorge in The Island of Reunion
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 14, 2012
Trou de Fer is one of the most spectacular sights of La Reunion, a French island lying some 650 km off Madagascar's east coast, close to...
