The Pseudocraters of Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 17, 2014
A pseudocrater looks like a true volcanic crater, but is not. These distinctive landforms are created when flowing hot lava crosses over a w...
Makoko, a Floating Slum in Nigeria
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 16, 2014
The shanty town of Makoko is located on a lagoon on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, a stone’s throw from the modern buildings that make up L...
Trinity Site, the Site of the First Atomic Bomb Blast
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 16, 2014
On July 16, 1945, the world’s first nuclear explosion, code named Trinity, occurred at a test site located 336 km south of Los Alamos on the...
Kawah Ijen, The Volcano That Spews Blue Flames
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 14, 2014
Kawah Ijen is one of several volcanoes located within the 20 km wide Ijen Caldera in East Java, Indonesia. The caldera of Kawah Ijen harbors...
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...
Hyper Realistic Eyes Drawn Using Colored Pencils
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 12, 2014
Jose Vergara , known by his pet name Redosking on his artwork, is an impressively talented artist from south Texas. Vergara’s medium is colo...
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 ...
World's Tallest Ferris Wheel Opens in Las Vegas
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 11, 2014
The world’s tallest Ferris wheel opened on the Las Vegas Strip on March 31, 2014. Standing at 550 foot tall, the Ferris wheel named “High Ro...
Sivash Salt Lagoons in the Crimean Peninsula
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 11, 2014
The Crimean Peninsula lies between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, just south of the Ukrainian mainland, and is almost completely surroun...
The Incredible Art of Underwater Landscaping for Aquariums
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 11, 2014
Designing aquariums is serious art for folks who take part in international aquascaping contests like Russia's International Planted Aqu...
