Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Blythe Intaglios contain three human figures, two four-legged animals, and a spiral; although Harner (1953) reported two spirals. [2] The largest human figure in the Blythe Intaglio group is 171 feet (52 m) long. The intaglios are best viewed from the air.
The Nazca lines (/ ˈ n ɑː z k ə /, /-k ɑː / [1]) are a group of over 700 geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. [2] [3] They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed. [4]
The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the Terai of eastern Nepal covering 176 km 2 (68 sq mi) of wetlands in the Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur Districts.It comprises extensive reed beds and freshwater marshes in the floodplain of the Kosi River, and ranges in elevation from 75 to 81 m (246 to 266 ft).
The 88 constellations depict 42 animals, 29 inanimate objects, and 17 humans or mythological characters. ... The text file constbnd.dat gives the 1875.0 coordinates ...
Coordinates Area: 5,500,000 km 2 ... This constitutes the largest collection of living plants and animal species in the world. [48] The region is home to about 2.5 ...
Many animals used to inhabit the Atlas mountains such as the Atlas bear, [15] North African elephant, North African aurochs, bubal hartebeest and Atlas wild ass, [16] but these subspecies are all extinct. Barbary lions [11] are currently extinct in the wild, but descendants exist in captivity. [17] [18] [19]
The diversity of animals in the Andes is high, with almost 600 species of mammals (13% endemic), more than 1,700 species of birds (about 1/3 endemic), more than 600 species of reptiles (about 45% endemic), and almost 400 species of fish (about 1/3 endemic).
The forests of Urals are inhabited by animals typical of Eurosiberia, such as elk, brown bear, fox, wolf, wolverine, lynx, squirrel, Siberian chipmunk, flying squirrel, reindeer and sable (north only). The fauna of Polar Urals also includes species like Arctic Fox and lemmings.