The sun sets over the most spectacular section of travertines (natural thermal pools) at Cotton Castle at Pamukkale in Turkey.

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The sun sets over the most spectacular section of natural thermal pools at Cotton Castle at Pamukkale in Turkey. The pools, also known as travertines, were formed over thousands of years after calcium carbonate rich spring water flowed over the hillside depositing the silt as it cooled.

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Location: Pamukkale, Turkey
Photo credit: © Thomas Wyness / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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