Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
November 20/21, 2014

Ha Long Bay in northeast Vietnam is one of the 7 New Natural Wonders of the world. 1,600 spectacular islands and islets, known as drowned karst landscape, pierce the bay like gray skyscrapers. Karst is formed by erosion of soluble rocks such as limestone, gypsum and dolomite. 20 million years of fluctuating seas and tropical climate have geomorphed the 150 to 300 foot limestone towers into a network of impressive caves, notches and arches.

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