The famous Montmorency Falls of Canadaare located on the Montmorency River near the Quebec city of Canada. This area is a protected area and is named as Montmorency Falls Park. The Montmorency Falls of Canada, at 84 meters (275 ft) high, (and 150 feet wide) are the highest in the province of Quebec and 30 m (98 ft) higher than Niagara Falls. The basin at the foot of the falls is 17 m (56 ft) deep.
Montmorency Falls, Quebec in Canada – Image: ajcgn
On summer nights, Montmorency Falls of Canada are illuminated especially during July and August and the falls are enhanced by a spectacular international fireworks competition.
The frozen Montmorency Falls in winter – Canada – Image: Paul Falardeau
In winter, there’s a particularly impressive sight at the famous Montmorency Falls of Canada: The freezing spray sent up by crashing water builds a mountain of white ice at the base, nicknamed pain de sucre (sugarloaf). It grows as high as 30m (98 ft.) and attracts ice climbers, or you can simply come to observe. The yellow cast of the falls comes from the high iron content of the riverbed.
This is the second part of the Women of the Lovely Planet series. On one side, a woman is not only the major source of the creation of new generation but she is the symbol of love and affection for the humanity. Check out the fantastic images of the women from the distinct countries of the lovely planet ;
41- An Albanian women with grace – Albania
An Albanian women with grace ( Image: VÃt Hassan )
42- A thinking woman from Algeria
A thinking woman from Algeria
43- A beautiful Andorran girl – Andorra
A beautiful Andorran girl ( Photo: Giovanni Zambello )
44- An indigenous girl of Angola
An indigenous girl of Angola ( Image by Eric Lafforgue )
45- A Mayan lady of Antigua & Barbuda
A Mayan lady of Antigua & Barbuda ( Image by Ricardo Carreon )
46- A woman from Argentine
A woman from Argentine ( Image: Juan Ignacio Rela )
47- A pretty woman of Azerbaiijan
A pretty woman of Azerbaiijan ( Photo: LovelyDaisy2011 )
48- A woman from Bahamas in traditional dress
A woman from Bahamas in traditional dress ( Image: Paddu Rao )
49- A gorgeous woman of Bahrain
A gorgeous woman of Bahrain ( Photo: Mahmood Al-Yousif )
50- A girl of Barbados
A girl of Barbados ( Photo Source : pictureinfocus )
51- A walking woman in Bruges, Belgium
A walking woman in Bruges, Belgium ( Image: Luigi R. Viggiano )
52- A woman from Belize
A woman from Belize ( Photo: The Advocacy Project )
53- A woman of Benin in ceremonial clothing – Benin
A woman of Benin in ceremonial clothing ( Image : Luca Gargano )
54- A Bolivian girl in cultural dress – Bolivia
A Bolivian girl in cultural dress ( Image by Chris Willis )
55- A girl sitting on a rock in Botswana
A girl sitting on a rock in Botswana
56- A typical Brazilian lady – Brazil
A typical Brazilian lady ( Image : Sean Hawkey )
57- A Brunei girl in her traditional dress – Brunei
A Brunei girl in her traditional dress ( Image : sarahjanee-Brunei Tourism )
58- A local woman of Burkina Faso
A local woman of Burkina Faso ( Image: Adam Jones )
59- A local woman from Burundi
A local woman from Burundi ( Image by Amaya Williams, Eric Schambion )
60- A beautiful Cambodian lady – Cambodia
A beautiful Cambodian lady ( Image: Neil from Lindfield )
61- A local girl of Cameroon
A local girl of Cameroon ( Image by Luca Gargano )
62- A lovely Canadian girl – Canada
A lovely Canadian girl ( Image by Eric Zhou )
63- A woman from Cape Verde
A woman from Cape Verde ( Image by Carlos Fonseca )
64- A woman from the Central African Republic
A woman from the Central African Republic ( Image by Luca Gargano )
65- A local woman of Chad
A local woman of Chad ( Image source: World Concern )
66- A beautiful Colombian woman – Colombia
A beautiful Colombian woman ( Image by Lucrecia-Diaz )
67- A local girl of Comoros
A local girl of Comoros ( Image by Sascha Grabow )
68- A woman from Congo
A woman from Congo - Peacekeeping - MONUC Image
69- An exotic girl from Cook Island
An exotic girl from Cook Island ( Image by williewonker )
70- A pretty woman from Costa Rica
A pretty woman from Costa Rica ( Image: Chuck Nemeth )
71- A graceful woman of Côte d’Ivoire
A graceful woman of Côte d'Ivoire (Laurent Rappa's Image)
72- The woman from the Czech Republic in elegant pose
The woman from the Czech Republic in elegant pose (Walter Novak's Image)
73- An African lady from Djibouti
An African lady from Djibouti ( Image Courtesy: Eric Lafforgue )
74- A woman from the Dominican Republic
A woman from the Dominican Republic ( Photo: Vlad PO )
75- A pretty Dutch woman from the Netherlands
A pretty Dutch woman from the Netherlands (daaynos's Image)
76- A book reading girl of East Timor
A book reading girl of East Timor (J.P. Esperança's Image)
77- A typical Ecuador lady
A typical Ecuador lady ( An image by Marjan de B )
78- The Egyptian women are just wonderful – Egypt
The Egyptian women are just wonderful (Charles Fred's Image)
79- An Eritrean woman in veil – Eritrea
An Eritrean woman in veil ( Image by Eric Lafforgue )
80- The gorgeous Estonian woman – Estonia
The gorgeous Estonian woman ( Image by Floyd1080 )
81- An Ethiopian girl from Ethiopia
An Ethiopian girl from Ethiopia ( Image by Alex Saurel )
82- A woman from the Federated States of Micronesia
A woman from the Federated States of Micronesia (dweekly flickriver)
83- A beautiful girl of Fiji
A beautiful girl of Fiji (Pierre Pouliquin;s Image)
Water flows rapidly downwards, drops over the stairs of cliffs and after falling, it splashes and the particles create phenomenal colors of rainbow. This is normally the child of a river and the water passes through many courses over many resistants. We are talking about ” Waterfall ” which is obviously the pearl of the scenic beauty of a mountain zone. In our lovely planet, earth, many types of waterfalls are existing like cascade, multi-step, frozen, block, horsetail and segmented etc.
- Mantokha Waterfall of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
Mantokha Waterfall of Gilgit Baltistan ( Image: Huma Imtiaz ) - Pakistan
There is no doubt about the awe-inspiring grace of the waterfalls which has impressed the humans to this extent that they have constructed the models of wterfalls in many buildings for embellishment. Waterfalls have also tremendous benefits for the humans and they are equally good for the biodiversity. Waterfalls provide oxygen to the aqua species and help many water supporting plants to grow fastly. For the generation of hydropower and energy, the waterfalls have exceptional significance. Waterfalls are considered as the metaphor of “Oneness” in the world of spirtuality. Their mind blowing appearance is a fantastic source of meditation and contemplation.
Following are the images of the famous and lovely waterfalls of the lovely planet;
1- Angel Falls in Venezuela : The world’s tallest at 979 metres (3,212 ft)
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's tallest at 979 metres (3,212 ft) Image: Benedict Adam
2- Takakkaw Falls of Canada : 384 metres (1,260 ft) high ( Yoho National Park )
Takakkaw Falls of Canada : 384 metres (1,260 ft) high ( Yoho National Park ) Glenn Gilbert's Image
3- Krimmler Wasserfälle of Austria : At 380 metres (1,250 ft) Austria’s second-tallest waterfall Salzburg
Krimmler Wasserfälle of Austria : At 380 metres (1,250 ft) Austria's second-tallest waterfall Salzburg.Image: thisisbossi
4- Utigardsfossen / Ramnefjellsfossen of Norway : The world’s third tallest at 808 metres (2,651 ft) in Norway
Utigardsfossen / Ramnefjellsfossen : The world's third tallest at 808 metres (2,651 ft) in Norway
5- Yosemite Falls of the United States: At 739 metres (2,425 ft) Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Falls, the fourth tallest waterfall in North America at 739 metres (2,425 ft), is located in Yosemite National Park, United States. A Terry Chay Image
6- Victoria Falls in Africa: The largest waterfall in the world on the Zambezi river on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia
An ariel view of Victoria Falls
7- James Bruce Falls of Canada: The tallest waterfall of North America at 840 metres (2,760 ft)
James Bruce Falls of Canada: The tallest waterfall of North America at 840 metres (2,760 ft) By: Nick DeWolf
8- Niagara Falls of USA & Canada
An image of Niagara Falls by ALdowayan
9- Nohkalikai Falls of India : India’s tallest plunge waterfall in Meghalaya state
Nohkalikai Falls : India's tallest plunge waterfall in Meghalaya state ( Image: Debabrata Deb )
10- Huangguoshu Waterfall of China : The largest waterfall in East Asia
Huangguoshu Waterfall of China : The largest waterfall in East Asia
11- Detian – Ban Gioc Falls between the Chinese and Vietnamese border
Detian - Ban Gioc Falls between the Chinese and Vietnamese border ( knees_n_elbows Image )
12- Shir-Abad Waterfall of Iran: Golestan Province, Iran.
Natural Rock formations are the result of hundreds of thousands of years of weathering and erosion. These rock structures are truly an amazing gift of nature and they are found in many parts of the world. Sedimentary rocks ,Metamorphic rocks or Igneous rocks, these formation may be any of these three types. Although, they might be named differently by the geologists for their recognition.
Some rock formations are so unique for their amazing structures and some of them are matchless for their positioning. Even some rock formations glow due to their astonishing colors. We have tried to bring before you some of the most spectacular rock formations. In many countries, such rocks are considered as the heritage. These are the images of the lovely rocks of the lovely planet ;
The length of a river is determined after calculating the length between its source and its mouth. The rivers are the main source of fresh water, food, irrigation and hydrological benefits. Our lovely planet has magnificent rivers which normally fall ultimately into the oceans, seas or other rivers. Rivers are home of many aquatic species and they provide us with a tremendous source of food as fish.
There are almost 180 rivers of the lovely planet earth, which have the length of more than 1,000 K.m. Following are the images of the top 25 longest rivers of the lovely planet ;
1- River Nile of North East Africa ( 6,650 K.m )
River Nile at night ( Image: Mohamed Ahmed Kazzaz )
2- Amazon River of South America ( 6,400 K.m )
Amazon River with its rainforests ( Image : CIFOR )
3- Yangtze River of China ( 6,300 K.m)
Yangtze River of China ( Photographer: Stanley Zimny )
4- Mississippi River of the United States of America ( 6,200 K.m )
Mississippi River of US ( Image: By Creativity Corner )
5- Yenisei River of Russia ( 5,500 K.m )
Yenisei River of Russia ( atom57 image on flickr )
6- Yellow River (Huang He) of China ( 5,450 K.m )
Yellow River of China
7- Ob River of Russia ( 5,400 K.m )
Ob River in Russia ( Image by Alexei Ebel )
8- Parana River of Brazil ( 4,800 K.m )
Parana River of Brazil ( Luis Argerich's Image )
9- Congo River of Central Africa ( 4,700 K.m )
Congo River of Central Africa ( By Dan Balluff )
10- Amur River ( Russia, China & Mongolia - 4,450 K,m )
Amur River ( Russia, China , Mongolia ) By Martin Lopatka
11- Lena River ( Siberia – Russia – 4,400 K.m )
Lena River of Siberia, Russia ( By: Bolotbootur )
12- Mekong River of South East Asia ( 4,350 K.m )
Mekong River of South East Asia ( Jean-Marie Hullot's Image )
13- Mackenzie River of Canada ( 4,250 K.m )
Mackenzie River of Canada ( TonyG22 's Image )
14- Niger River of North Africa ( 4,200 K.m )
Niger River of North Africa ( Jamie Geysbeek's Image )
15- Murray River of Australia ( 3,670 K.m )
Murray River of Australia ( Image: By FreakyNami )
16- Tocantins River of Brazil ( 3, 650 K.m )
Tocantins River of Brazil ( By: Guilherme Figueiredo Quadros )
17- Volga River of Russia ( 3,640 K.m )
Volga River of Russia ( By: Viking River Cruises )
