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faceless
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 Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:28 pm Post subject: The heart of the jungle... |
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The stunning naturally formed heart near the commune of Voh in New Caledonia.
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Skylace
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Joined: 29 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I've seen that picture before. It is just so beautiful. |
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luke
Joined: 11 Feb 2007
Location: by the sea
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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yeah its a great picture, i have this book called 'the earth from the air 365 days', it has a pic of this in, and a description
| Quote: | | no, this clearing wasn't carved by man. nature is the originator of this traced heart in the mangrove, near voh, on the west coast of grande terre island. the mangroves were formed by trees adapted to the brackish-water tides. in these forests, areas of bare ground ("tannes") appear, in which shapes are created by chance. its in the more elevated areas, which are less often flooded, that salt is concentrated by evaporation, causing the death of the mangroves. its this phenomenon that is the beginning of the heart of voh. flying over in 2002 reveals its evolution since the 1990 shot. the vegetation grew back into the inside of the heart, where salt got rid of almost 10 acres (4 hectares) of it after a drop in salinity caused by a change in the tidal flood conditions. the light patch in the foliage is a result of the blast of air second helicopters blades. if the salinity continues to drop, the mangrove will close up completely within the heart. if the salinization comes back, the heart will rebuild itself. nature will decide |
from the book, available at amazon
i think this photo must be the 1990 shot, the pic i have here the heart doesn't have the light green part inside, its just one big heart 
it also gives you the location, 20'57s, 164'41e, maybe you can see it on google earth
edit - that location doesn't work out quite right on google earth, put if you type in heart of voh you can see it - but not very well |
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alan1254
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Joined: 01 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I Think its the Dutch goverment again, they never want us to know the truth, listen to me or we'll all be wearing clogs 5 years from now |
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SpursFan1902
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Joined: 24 May 2007
Location: Sunshine State
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Nature is pretty amazing... |
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girldorksrule
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| Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| That is beautiful. |
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