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Shanay-timpishka. The Shanay-timpishka, also known as La Bomba, is a tributary of the Amazon River, called the "only boiling river in the world". [1][2] It is 6.4 km (4.0 mi) long. It is known for the very high temperature of its waters—from 45 °C (113 °F) to nearly 100 °C (212 °F). The name "Shanay-timpishka" means 'boiled by the heat of ...
A Mediterranean forest, in the Region of Murcia (Spain). The Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome mostly occurs in, but not limited to, the Mediterranean climate zones, in the mid-latitudes: [1] the southwest and southern Australia. The biome is not limited to the Mediterranean climate zone. It can also be present in other climate ...
Amazon River rain forest in Peru. Tropical rainforests are hot and wet. Mean monthly temperatures exceed 18 °C (64 °F) during all months of the year. [4] Average annual rainfall is no less than 1,680 mm (66 in) and can exceed 10 m (390 in) although it typically lies between 1,750 mm (69 in) and 3,000 mm (120 in). [5]
Marine West Coast Forest. The Marine West Coast Forest is a Level I ecoregion of North America designated by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) in its North American Environmental Atlas. The region includes parts of Alaska, the Yukon, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California.
Rainforest. A thick rainforest in Chiapas, Mexico. Olympic rainforest located at Olympic Peninsula, Washington state. Rainforest at Mount Palung National Park, Borneo. A paranomic view of the Tropical rainforest, Nilgiri mountains, India. Canopy of Khao Sok tropical rainforest. Primitive tropical rainforest in Palawan.
They are recognized as one of the most productive and dynamic ecosystems on Earth. [ 1 ][ 2 ] Although algal kelp forest combined with coral reefs only cover 0.1% of Earth's total surface, they account for 0.9% of global primary productivity. [ 3 ] Kelp forests occur worldwide throughout temperate and polar coastal oceans. [ 1 ]
The heated water, kept from boiling by high pressure, still has lower density than cold water, and it rises along steeply inclined fractures to depths of 0.3–1.25 miles (0.48–2.01 km). It then flows eastward through rock layers to hydrothermal vent discharge points at the surface along Hot Creek and around Crowley Lake. The water ...
A grass savanna at Kruger National Park in South Africa. A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland - grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to support an unbroken herbaceous ...