terralogy

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Purple Kunzite

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Strichtite

Cape Nelson is located on the north coast of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Its coastline is characterized by its many rias, or drowned river valleys, locally referred to as ‘fjords’. On the top of this Overview, we can also see the single airstrip at Tufi Airport, which services flights to the capital city of Port Moresby and other regional destinations.

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Colorful patterns are seen in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, a 380,000-acre (155,000-hectare) protected area in northeastern Brazil. The park contains miles of rolling sand dunes, the valleys of which fill with freshwater lagoons during the rainy season and are prevented from draining by impermeable rock beneath. With 43 miles (70 km) of Atlantic coastline, Lençóis Maranhenses is home to a range of species, including four that are endangered: the scarlet ibis, the neotropical otter, the oncilla and the West Indian manatee.

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Lake of the Ozarks is a reservoir in central Missouri that was created by the damming the Osage River. It has a surface area of more than 54,000 acres (220 square km) and at least 1,150 miles (1,850 km) of shoreline. The Village of the Four Seasons, shown here at center, is home to about 2,200 residents and a popular tourist destination.

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Akimiski Island is the largest island in James Bay (a southeasterly extension of Hudson Bay), Canada. Most of the vegetation covering the island consists of lichen, moss, sedges and black dwarf spruce, giving it a vibrant color scheme when seen from above.

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