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
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International Surfing Day
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National Hummingbird Day
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Mother s Day
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Lunar eclipse
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Everybody loves World Turtle Day
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Pumpkin patch
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Defying gravity on a swing ride
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Polar bears
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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Veterans Day
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Bathing in the light of Pride
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Adorably evolutionary sea sheep
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Come out of your shell for World Turtle Day
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National Take the Stairs Day
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Haaga Rhododendron Park
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A tower of light
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Village of Saranac Lake, New York
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