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The Faiyum Oasis in Egypt is a stunning region with 6,000 years of human history, full of fossils, waterfalls, and other tourist sites.

Kaushik Patowary Nov 26, 2015 0 comments In the southern cost of Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, lies the town of Realmonte where there is a huge underground salt mine with tunnels that goes on for 25 km some 100 meters below the ground. The walls of the salt mine are naturally adorned with alternating bands of dark and light colored rocks arranged in concentric circles and stripes. These colored bands were formed approximately 5 million years ago by deposition of salt when...

Why the Mediterranean Sea is So Salty — and Completely Unique The incredibly clear water at Skala, on Agistri. Credit: Margaritaprounia /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most storied and lovely bodies of water anywhere in the world — and it is also one of the saltiest. Almost completely enclosed by land, the “wine-dark sea” of Homer has played a central role in the history of Western civilization. ” width=”1080″> Geological evidence tells us that ...

Why the Mediterranean Sea Is Saltier than the Atlantic The incredibly clear water at Skala, on Agistri. Credit: Margaritaprounia /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most storied and lovely bodies of water anywhere in the world — and it is also one of the saltiest. Almost completely enclosed by land, the “wine-dark sea” of Homer has played a central role in the history of Western civilization. ” width=”1080″> Geological evidence tells us that approxima...

Why the Mediterranean is One of the Saltiest Seas in the World ” width=”1024″> The crystal clear water at Skala, on the Greek island of Agistri. Credit: Margaritaprounia /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most storied and lovely bodies of water anywhere in the world — and it is also one of the saltiest. Almost completely enclosed by land, the “wine-dark sea” of Homer has played a central role in the history of Western civilization. ” width=”1080�...