swap_horiz Calanchi di Atri Alternatives

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Olduvai Gorge

Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological and paleoanthropological site in northern Tanzania, within the Ngorongoro Conservatio...

Hominid Tanzania Rift Valley Erosion

9.1 Excellent

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Talampaya National Park

Talampaya National Park is a protected area in La Rioja Province, Argentina, characterized by red sandstone cliffs, broa...

National Park Argentina Triassic Erosion

8.8 Great

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Valle de la Luna (Atacama, Chile)

Valle de la Luna is an arid landscape in the Cordillera de la Sal near San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile. Wind and...

Chile Salt Atacama Erosion

8.8 Great

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Painted Hills

The Painted Hills are one of the three units of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in central Oregon. Their bands of...

USA Colorful Oregon Eocene

8.7 Great

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Danakil Depression

The Danakil Depression is a low-lying desert region in the Afar area of northeastern Ethiopia, near the junction of seve...

Extreme Volcanic Ethiopia Afar

8.7 Great

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Turkana Basin

The Turkana Basin is a geological and drainage basin centered on Lake Turkana and extending across northern Kenya and so...

Hominid Rift Valley Erosion Fossil Rich

8.7 Great

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Valle de la Luna (San Juan, Argentina)

Valle de la Luna is a popular name for the eroded landscape of Ischigualasto Provincial Park in San Juan Province, Argen...

Argentina Triassic Erosion San Juan

8.7 Great

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Little Missouri Badlands

The Little Missouri Badlands are an eroded landscape surrounding the Little Missouri River in western North Dakota. Laye...

USA Grassland River Valley North Dakota

8.5 Great

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Las Médulas

Las Médulas is a cultural landscape in León, Spain, shaped by large-scale Roman gold mining. Roman engineers used water...

Spain Unesco Erosion Castile Leon

8.5 Great

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Palo Duro Canyon

Palo Duro Canyon is an extensive canyon system in the Texas Panhandle, southeast of Amarillo, carved primarily by the Pr...

USA Canyon Texas State Park

8.4 Great

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White Desert (Farafra)

The White Desert is a chalk landscape in Egypt's Western Desert near the Farafra Oasis. Windblown sand has eroded the pa...

Surreal Egypt Chalk Erosion

8.3 Great

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Moon Valley (Valle de la Luna), Bolivia

Valle de la Luna, or Moon Valley, is an eroded landscape near La Paz, Bolivia, composed of soft sediment containing clay...

Surreal Bolivia Clay Erosion

8.0 Great

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Guadix Badlands

The Guadix Badlands are an extensive area of deeply eroded sedimentary terrain around Guadix in Granada Province, Andalu...

Spain Granada Erosion Calanchi

7.7 Good

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Calanchi di Bagnoregio

The Calanchi di Bagnoregio are deeply eroded clay-rich slopes surrounding Civita di Bagnoregio in the Lazio region of ce...

Italy Erosion Lazio Calanchi

7.7 Good

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Craco Badlands

The Craco Badlands are areas of strongly eroded clay-rich terrain surrounding Craco in the Basilicata region of southern...

Italy Ghost Town Basilicata Erosion

7.7 Good

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Calanchi di Aliano

The Calanchi di Aliano are a distinct badland formation characterized by deep erosion in clay soil, located in the Basil...

Italy Clay Basilicata Erosion

7.4 Good

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Calanchi di Pisticci

Calanchi di Pisticci are striking white clay badlands near Pisticci in Basilicata, Italy, formed on pale Pliocene marine...

Italy Clay Basilicata Erosion

7.2 Good

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Calanchi di Volterra

The Calanchi di Volterra are a distinctive badland area characterized by heavily eroded clay and alabaster formations lo...

Italy Tuscany Clay Erosion

7.2 Good

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Calanchi di Montalbano Jonico

The Calanchi di Montalbano Jonico is a distinct badland landscape characterized by heavily eroded clay gullies near the...

Italy Clay Basilicata Erosion

7.1 Good

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Calanchi di Ripatransone

Calanchi di Ripatransone are badland landforms in and around Ripatransone, a hill town in Italy's Marche region. They co...

Italy Clay Adriatic Marche

6.8 Fair