Bizarrely Shaped Islands on Earth

>> Monday, October 26, 2015

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Dolphin
This coral reef island – situated off the north coast of Flores Island, Indonesia – is simply stunning. It looks as though the shape of island was inspired by dolphins that might have been swimming around it.




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Seahorse
As we can see from this image taken by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite in 2002, the largest island of the Galapagos Islands, Isabela Island, looks just like a seahorse – and an ancient one, too! The island was formed by volcanic eruptions that occurred millions of years ago.




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Eye
This incredible human eye, complete with retina and iris, can be found in the Maldives.




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Tree
This tree comes courtesy of the Isles of Scilly, off the coast of Cornwall.





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