There is so much land here in both states, yet there’s only one major highway through each and a bunch of small towns randomly spread out. I feel like there’s some potential here that’s been missed. Doesn’t seem like the reservations are that big either.

Coordinates for lookups: 16°30'N, 125°00'E (approx. center on the Philippine Rise / Benham Rise).

While scanning the bathymetry layers off the eastern coast of Luzon, Philippines, the massive subsea circular structure sitting atop the Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) platform immediately catches the eye.

A few key geological facts about the site:

• Dimensions: The feature measures roughly 150 kilometers (93 miles) across, making it the largest documented caldera on Earth. For scale, Yellowstone’s caldera spans about 60–70 km, and Lake Toba measures around 30×100 km.

• Discovery: Formally described around 2019 by marine geophysicist Dr. Jenny Barretto and her team during bathymetric analysis of the ocean floor.

• Name Origin: Named "Apolaki" after the Filipino mythical god of sun and war.

• Geological Origin: Formed during massive volcanic activity on the volcanic ridge complex roughly 42 to 48 million years ago. The entire platform collapsed during major eruption phases, forming a deep central depression surrounded by high bathymetric rims.

Bathymetric relief maps highlight how sharply the caldera rim drops into the central depression relative to the surrounding ocean basin floor.

the top 5 biggest cities in the uk by population

london

birmingham

Manchester

leeds

glasgow

and despite being so big and being located on an island nation they’ve managed to avoid the coast why is that

✧ A 360° ray-cast viewshed originating from Moldoveanu Peak (2,544 m summit, sampled at 2,517 m on the 30 m DEM grid), accounting for Earth's curvature, atmospheric refraction, and a 2 m observer eye height.

✧ From this rooftop of the country, a total of 4.8% of Romania's land area remains in direct line of sight.

✧ The top map tracks the sweeping visibility, while the bottom panel animates a full 360° horizon panorama spinning around the compass, charting lines of sight up to 140+ km away.

Data: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA), GADM 4.1 | Made with Python.

Compared to any other desert, it looks way too flat. There's nothing there. Even in Sahara and Arabian deserts, you can see the wind patterns and terrain. Why's that?

Picture taken from Moapa Peak in the Mormon Mountains. Why do the foothills of the Mormon Mountains have a vein like pattern? I'm sure erosion plays a role in shaping the foothills, but it still seems a bit odd with the surrounding flat desert. The relatively green valley between the foothills is a Wash draining the south side of the mountains towards the Colorado River

If you don’t upvote this video you hate Mother Nature!!

The Amazon River Basin is slowly "stealing" the upper Orinoco River through a rare natural side-channel called the Casiquiare, which flows down a steeper path toward the Amazon and is eroding deeper over time while the flatter Orinoco clogs with sediment. Eventually, this steeper route will completely hijack the Orinoco’s upper headwaters. https://dspace.mit.edu/entities/publication/e20169d3-54ac-41d4-af5f-ad25cbe18690

I am talking about same territoral size roughly same size and population number. Also list region or province name of territory.

I've been exploring with this tool:

https://tomforth.co.uk/circlepopulations/

and haven't found anywhere else with more people than this, centred on Dhaka in Bangladesh.

Why is this location for the fourth most populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the US South, and the most populated city in the center of the country? Why is also one of the most popular relocation destination in the country?