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From entire islands to storied rock formations, iconic landmarks have been lost to history. But it’s not too late to see, and appreciate, those that remain.Landscapes shape our sense of place, yet Earth is constantly changing. The forces of volcanism, wind, water, sun, and, yes, people, relentlessly conspire to transform what we consider familiar terrain—pummeling cliffs into beaches, eroding vast canyons, forming new land with bubbling lava, and shifting the course of mighty rivers.
In the last 50 years, hundreds of natural landmarks around the world have drastically shape-shifted—or worse, disappeared. Most recently, Double Arch in Glen Canyon National Recreation AreaParagliders, surfers, fishermen, and a handful of in-the-know visitors mourned when one of this beach’s twin red sea arches succumbed to the weight of the massive cliff above it in 2016.
, in 2017. The massive tree reportedly once shaded a picnicking George Washington and was already some 80 years old when Columbus reached the Americas., some 250 miles from its nearest neighbor, the Ténéré Tree became a local landmark in the 1930s before it was allegedly felled by a drunk driver. A metal sculpture now stands in its place.
no longer resembles an “Old Man of the Mountain,” though a monument of steel structures has helped to recreate the illusion of his visage from a plaza below .and to date it has added more than 500 acres of new land to the big island. It’s possible to see the newest stretches from lava boat tours departing Pahoa.Best of the World
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