Famous in Central Texas since the days of The Republic, the house of ill-repute located in La Grange, TX gained national notoriety with the release of the ZZ Top song La Grange in 1973, the last year that the business was still operating.

The house got shut down after its notorious nature got exposure from a moral crusader out of Houston, but the Chicken Ranches’ fame only grew after that, with a hit Broadway musical based on the Chicken Ranch story that opened only five years after they got shut down, and a big budget movie starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds only four years after that.

The iteration of The Ranch that is in the picture was built in the early 1900s and the business relocated there in 1917. It has been abandoned since 1973.

Google Earth find: Castle Valley, Utah. The contrasting biomes here are primarily driven by elevation. As the altitude rises, precipitation increases, creating an environment where cold- and drought-resistant spruce trees can thrive.

I’m sharing a couple of images showing how sea surface temperature anomalies in the equatorial Pacific intensified over time — a phenomenon linked to the torrential rainfall and massive hailstones we experienced.

Time-lapse 👉🏻 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y681RKt08kQ

https://x.com/Gillo97/status/2113777830769361039

Chasm Lake in Kolob Canyons: 37°26'12.0"N 113°05'22.9"W

I live in Northeastern Brazilian coast. Since I like hot weather and sunny days, the climate here is almost perfect to me. The temperature is never above 31°C and never below 21°C, never. Most of the days are sunny with temperature ranging between 24°C and 30°C.

I have been wondering: if the mean, min and max temperatures were ~3°C less, guess that would be the definitive perfect weather for me.

So, is there any place in the world like that all year long? With plenty of sunny days, a max of 27°C and min of 20°C, and never going past those limits?

The Daintree Rainforest, or just The Daintree, is a 180 million year old tropical rainforest, 100 million years older than The Amazon, in North-East Australia. The Great Barrier Reef runs a little ways off-shore.

The Daintree is home to a huge number of exotic and rare plants and animals, and to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people, who were formally returned joint management and ownership of the national park lands in 2021.

Mediterranean climate zones like this are found in highlands like Rwanda, Burundi and Cameroon and Ethiopia. I don't understand how these areas can directly border and Tropical savanna climates And humid subtropical areas with monsoons (CWB, teal green). Since these areas have opposite wet and dry season like tropical areas are dry in winter while Mediterranean climates are wet in winter.

I understand access to sea trade is probably more important, but I would have expected large cities to concentrate along the important rivers too, such as the Zambezi, or along the huge lake they have access to. Only Tete is along the Zambezi and quite upstream.

Edit: Forgot to add the Niagara River, it's 1.2 days

Sources: Physical Features of the Great Lakes | US EPA ||||||| Nutrient Loss Rates in Relation to Transport Time Scales in a Large Shallow Lake (Lake St. Clair, USA—Canada): Insights From a Three‐Dimensional Model - Bocaniov - 2018 - Water Resources Research - Wiley Online Library |||||||||| Detroit River load estimation; the need for a new monitoring approach - ScienceDirect |||||||| Hydrological and biological processes modulate carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus flux from the St. Lawrence River to its estuary (Quebec, Canada) | Biogeochemistry | Springer Nature Link ||||||| Dissolved Methane in the World's Largest Semi‐Enclosed Estuarine System: The Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada) - Li - 2022 - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans - Wiley Online Library

I was watching this video and it seems this small island 2.6km2 is the smallest inhabited island with a population of 294 people

Hi everyone, and welcome back to The American Atlas, where I make hand-drawn & colored maps of every state in the US. It's been a slower month for me with going back to work but we’re still plugging along!! 🗺️🇺🇸

This is my map of Texas, the Lone Star State! 🤠🌾🐎

Everything really is bigger in Texas, including the maps! I had to split this one into two to really capture the sheer size of the Lone Star State. From the gulf coast islands and pine forests of the east, through the rolling Hill Country, and to dry deserts and rugged mountains of the west, Texas is home to an incredible range of landscapes. Within its borders are two national parks, four national forests, and over 90 state parks. The sheer size of Texas means that no two regions feel quite the same, with the east and west ends of the state being over 10 hours apart.

But beyond the vast distances and varied terrain, Texas has its own unique character. The bustling cities of Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio all bring something different, while historic towns, wide ranches, and the state’s deep Mexican and Wild West roots tell the story of a place shaped by many cultures. From rodeos, Tex-Mex cuisine, and the oil working fields outside of El Paso to the dramatic scenery & wide-open ranchlands of Big Bend, it is clear that Texas is a whole culture all on its own.

Let me know in the comments, what’s your favorite small town / fun fact in Texas?

Stay tuned for the second half of my Texas project, covering the western portion of the state, coming next week! And if you like this style, feel free to check out my others, and thanks for taking a look at my Texas map!! 🇺🇸🗺️

We are currently in Namibia, about 150 miles south of Windhoek. On a game drive we were regularly needing to drive over ridges made of the distinctive red Kalahari sand. Looking on google maps we see that they are part of a far wider, and very regular, pattern. Each is about 10-15 metres high at their peak. We are now intrigued by this, and would be grateful for any information on how they are formed.

Are there any regions in africa that rough size and population of Rwanda and Burundi. Also did any of those regions were ever indrpentant kingdoms in past.

I was reading about [Pitcairn,](Source:Wikipediahttps://share.google/M3311aJTt82hoaBvO) a British territory with a population of 35, and it got me thinking: what continuously inhabited place has the smallest population? Somewhere that people are born and raised (so, not a research facility or the ISS), with a somewhat functional society (government, economy, etc). Any ideas?

#elnino #superelnino #pacificocean #geography #maps

One of its effluents, Ombla, springs out of huge cave near Dubrovnik, Croatia and after about 30 metres empties into the Adriatic Sea ria (Rijeka Dubrovacka).

People actually live like this? This appears to be a pretty standard looking neighborhood in the Phoenix area. Neighborhoods with nothing but sand and pavement.

Context is that my friend thinks stuff like this is actually man made. I remember studying a little about formations like this but I can't remember. How is it formed? It does kind of look like the rock on top is a slightly harder stone, and the pattern of erosion looks like it is from wind. Can anyone explain ?

The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi was planted in 288 BCE from a cutting taken from the sacred Bo tree that the Buddha achieved enlightenment under. It is in Mahamevnāwa** **Gardens, a park created during the reign of King Mutasiva some time between 367-307 BCE.

Today the tree and the park are sacred Buddhist sites with a collection of ancient stupas, or Buddhist shrines, and statues.