Geamana, The Romanian Village Flooded by a Toxic Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 11, 2014
Copper exploitation at the mines of Rosia Poieni in the Apuseni Mountains, in Alba county, in Romania, was like a curse for residents of the...
Showing posts with the label Lakes
The Crater Lakes of Tongariro National Park
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 13, 2014
Located in central North Island, Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in New Zealand, and the fourth established national par...
Karakul Lake in Tajikistan
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 12, 2014
Lake Karakul or "Black Lake" is located in the high and dry Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, within the Tajik National Park, in one ...
Toxic Algae Bloom on Lake Erie
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 31, 2014
Lake Erie is the fourth largest of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the eleventh largest lake in the world, by surface area. Lake ...
Gypsum Lakes or Birridas of Shark Bay
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 31, 2014
The most westerly point of the Australian continent, next to the Indian Ocean is called Shark Bay, an area of exceptional natural features a...
Lake Chagan, The Atomic Lake Filled With Radioactive Water
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 22, 2014
During the hey days of Cold War, the Soviet started blowing up nukes all over northeastern Kazakhstan to investigate the possibility of usin...
The Tiny Fishing Community on Migingo Island
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 9, 2014
Migingo is a tiny rock island, less than half-an-acre or about half the size of a football field, located in Lake Victoria, the largest lake...
Ganvie, the Village on a Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 12, 2013
Ganvie is a peculiar village built on Lake Nokoué, just an hour north of the city of Cotonou, the administrative capital and the largest cit...
Floating Golf Course at Coeur d'Alene Resort
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 17, 2013
The Coeur d'Alene Resort is a luxury resort hotel in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, U.S. Located on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene, th...
The “Floating” Lake Palace of Udaipur
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 7, 2013
Like a shimmering mirage in the middle of Lake Pichola, Lake Palace is easily one of India’s most famous hotels. The palace was built betwee...
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 4, 2013
No, the cat didn’t jump on my keyboard. It’s an actual name for a lake that is located in the town of Webster in Massachusetts, United State...
The Poisonous Blue Lagoon of Harpur Hill, Buxton
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 26, 2013
From a distance, an abandoned quarry at Harpur Hill in the English town of Buxton looks like a true paradise. The water is a brilliant turqu...
Salton Sea - The Accidentally Created Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 14, 2013
The Salton Sea is a shallow, saline lake located 226 feet below sea level, occupying the lowest elevations of the Salton Sink in the Colorad...
Jökulsárlón: The Lake of Glaciers
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 24, 2013
Jokulsarlon is a large glacial lagoon in southeast Iceland, on the borders of Vatnajökull National Park, and one of the most famous tourist ...
Blue Lake, Nelson, New Zealand - The Clearest Lake in the World
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 18, 2013
Blue Lake (Rotomairewhenua in Māori) is a small fresh water lake in Nelson Lakes National Park, in the northern reaches of New Zealand's...
Farming Algae in Hutt Lagoon, Western Australia
Kaushik Patowary
May 30, 2013
Hutt Lagoon is a salt water lake near the coast, just north of the mouth of the Hutt River, in Western Australia. The water of the lake is b...
Floating Phumdis of Loktak Lake, India
Kaushik Patowary
May 25, 2013
Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeast India, also called the only Floating lake in the world due to the large amount of fl...
The Majestic Tufa Towers of Mono Lake, California
Kaushik Patowary
May 7, 2013
Mono Lake is a shallow salt water lake located in the high desert on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in California in the ...
The Mysterious Red Lagoon of Chile
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 13, 2013
In the town of Camina, in northern Chile, 147 km from the city of Iquique, and approximately 3,700 meters above sea level, lies a strange Re...
Flowering of Lupins in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 28, 2013
Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the ...
