Planet Earth is chock-full of bizarre landscapes.
Some are land formations molded over thousands of years by Mother Nature, while others are simply man-made creations that have altered the earth in strange ways.
From Tanzania to China, these 18 landscapes give surrealist painters a run for their money.
Near the city of Torrevieja in southwest Spain lie two salty and very pink lakes called Las Salinas de Torrevieja. The color is caused by algae that releases a red pigment under certain conditions.
Namibia's Dead Vlei, or "dead marsh," is surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world and dotted with dead trees more than 900 years old.
The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia's Danakil Desert is one of the hottest inhabited places on the planet, with temperatures ranging from 95 degrees Fahrenheit to as high as 145 degrees.
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