From this vantage point high over the Indian Ocean, we have a spectacular view of the "underwater waterfall" formed off the coast of Mauritius. Not a true waterfall, this is an optical illusion—it"s really the trails of sand and silt deposits on the seafloor being washed by currents over the edge of an ocean shelf. But we"re probably not alone in thinking at first glance that the ocean is pouring into some massive unseen drainpipe.
Getting to the bottom of the underwater waterfall
Today in History
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Time for brass bands and beer
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World Space Week
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Falling for Tennessee
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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It’s NASA’s 60th birthday
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Saint Andrews Day
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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Sands of time
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Rocks on the move
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Celebrating World Water Day
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Polar bears
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Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany
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Colorful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Singing praises of the oceans
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On the hunt
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The 80th anniversary of D-Day
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The beach at Cala Luna, Sardinia, Italy
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National Gardening Week
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Happy Father s Day
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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The Canary Islands, Spain
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International Polar Bear Day
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Andermatt village in the Alps, Switzerland
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Bormio, Lombardy, Italy
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A sizzling summit hides in the clouds
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Old Fortress, Corfu, Greece
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A rest stop for the birds
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