Bourke's Luck Potholes a natural water feature at the beginning of the Blyde River countless swirling whirlpools. South Africa

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Over countless eons the swirling whirlpools which occur as the Treur River plunges into the Blyde River caused waterborne sand and rock to grind huge, cylindrical potholes into the bedrock of the river.

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Location: Bourke’s Luck Potholes in Mpumalanga, Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, South Africa
Photo credit: © Gary Blake / Alamy / Afripics
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