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Turbidity Currents: Underwater Avalanches
Beneath the waves, sediment-laden turbidity currents race down continental slopes at highway speeds, carving canyons rivaling the Grand Canyon and…
Seiches: When Entire Lakes Slosh Back and Forth
Seiches are standing waves that make entire lakes slosh back and forth like water in a bathtub, driven by wind…
Inselbergs: The Lonely Island Mountains
From Uluru's fiery red monolith to Rio's Sugarloaf Mountain, inselbergs are isolated "island mountains" that rise dramatically from flat plains.…
Oxbow Lakes: How Rivers Abandon Their Curves
When a meandering river cuts through the neck of one of its own loops, it abandons the curve entirely —…
Triple Divide Peaks: Where Water Splits 3 Ways
A rare handful of mountain summits—from Montana's Triple Divide Peak to Canada's icy Snow Dome and obscure apexes in Siberia—send…