4 Tiny, Weird Places in the World: Geological Misfits
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- There's 4 special places on the planet that are relatively normal, just weirdly... small. Like, a miniature desert, or a teensy volcano. But when you look a little closer, there’s a lot more to these tiny geological misfits than meets the eye. Learn all about them in this new episode of SciShow!
Hosted by: Hank Green
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A special thanks to Bruce Bennett, wildlife biologist & coordinator at the Yukon Conservation Data Center, for answering our questions about the Carcross Desert!
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Fun Fact, the Taal Volcano System has an island within a lake within the volcano within a lake within an Island.
Remind me to Lake Toba. A lake inside an island. Which inside of it there is Samosir island which also have a lake in it
True yan
"This isnt the world smallest volcano"
everyone: oh...
"This is actually the world biggest geyser"
everyone: *what a twist of events*
Heh
@@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369 So, the titles of the 4 segments are lies that continue to appear on the screen depsite the host giving away the ruse.. So I just don't understand the purpose of this continued deception?
@@88_TROUBLE_88 Technicality, thats why. All of these structures are TECHNICALLY referred to as they are in the video, but scientifically, they are not.
Truth!
pp size
TIL the "smallest desert" is really just a heap of sand behind mountains, the "smallest mountain range" is just a regular-sized volcano, the "smallest volcano" is really a massive geysir, and the _actual_ "smallest (active) volcano" is in fact a fairly large volcano.
i.. well it's nice to know things
Bro you just killed the whole point of this video.
"...Science!!"
@@saims.2402 Some of us like to hear a more in-depth explanation on something, rather than just boring flat answers.
@@saims.2402 they literally said all this in the video
So, the titles of the 4 segments are lies that continue to appear on the screen depsite the host giving away the ruse.. So I just don't understand the purpose of this continued deception?
This video shouldve been called,
"Debunking terrible names for small geological features"
Nah, that's what they did, but there's no need to be mean about it.
While using units of measurements no American understands.
@whesley hynes fnsnkvfi they talk fairly frequently about how animal trials might be useful in certain applications, but they aren't always appropriate and haven't always been ethical because the design unnecessarily caused distress
if you think animal studies should never be done, please go live in a cave
@@gav668 Personally I think animals should be given very similar rights to humans in studies. You can still study humans without putting chemicals known to be toxic in their eyes and mouths. I’m not saying scishow has advocated that, but many institutions are way too willing to abuse animals in the name of science.
@whesley hynes Sacrifices must sometimes be made for the greater good.
Carcross Desert is like that one random patch of desert in a Taiga biome in a Minecraft world.
For reeeal
or just a random desert tile in the middle of grasslands in civ
thanks not u made me wanna go play my SSP -_-
street fighter 2 Saget: TAIGA UPPERCUT!
All of these are just quirky world gen. Gotta say I'm fond of this seed overall, though.
"Here's a list of small things that aren't actually the things we are comparing their sizes to."
Or are huge but can't see most of them.
The last one, Taal is actually a volcano. It's just much bigger than it looks.
The ppl who comment things like this are always the ones who have no videos of their own
@@judethaddeus9856 Just because you don't upload video doesn't mean you can't critique the videos of others.
@@cyancoyote7366 But does it mean you _should?_
If we're being real here, you shouldn't whether you make videos or not.
As a (long-retired) meteorologist I was getting all worked up about Carcross being called a desert, then you explained clearly what a desert really is. That got you an immediate ‘like” from me!
Almost fooled you
Here is some clout Mr weather man
There are plenty of others on the internet who will get it wrong if you want to get all hot and bothered.
If you are a meteorologist then can you explain Stefan-Boltzmann to me? I just don’t get it
280 isnt that much more than 250. no reason not to call it a desert unless youre super pedantic.
So, a tiny desert thats not a desert, a tiny mountain range thats not a mountain range and a tiny volcano thats not a volcano. With these we could make a "small and not actually" club (lead by Pluto, of course).
If it’s a dessert and not a desert, they should call it baked Alaska.
@@fleafrier1 whoops, fixed it :D
@@itsonlyafleshwound9024 Dang, now my cool joke doesn’t make any sense
🤣
Jon holds up a plucked chicken " Behold! The smallest man"
The last one had the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.
turns out that was a volcano-ception.
It's not the largest. The one on Victoria Island is far bigger, around 330 m across instead of 80 m.
there's also the desert on the Greek island of Lemnos which is even smaller than Carcross, which is arguably a desert due to rainfall.
And also one really small one in Croatia. That one is literally a few hundred meters in each direction.
Just let us keep the title, it’s the only thing weve got
There is also the Rangipo Desert in the North Island of New Zealand was used for parts of Mordor in the Lord of the Rings movies.
There used to be one in a specific part of the lower peninsula of Michigan that had cacti growing… still technically not a desert due to rainfall.
“Did you know that’s the shortest mountain range in the world?”
My dad, EVERY time we would drive up I-5
Now you can get in his face and tell him hes WROOOOOONG!!
My first thought when I saw the title was "I hope they feature the CarCross Desert" and I'm so glad you did! I grew up in Alaska and I've driven through, such a cool little wierd spot! Also, the Car in CarCross is a shortening of Caribou, it's not referring to automobiles.
Caribou crossing
Haha. Any Yukoners in the house?
The origin of the name is a fun fact! Thanks!
@@KlondikeMIC yipper skipper
Woo yukom
If I'm not mistaken, Taal Lake used to be an inlet connecting to the West Philippine Sea. It's home to a myriad of endemic species that were resilient enough to survive the desalination of the lake, such as one of two known freshwater sea snakes. There also used to be bull sharks, by they were extirpated in the early 1900s :[
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I think they're extermination was natural with taal exploding and narrowing the river
The reason why it isn't anymore is because of the 1754 eruption.
My God, I'm Mexican and I can confirm Hank's pronunciation of "Popocatépetl" is impeccable.
The accent over the "é" _should_ help with pronunciation. Americans usually want to stress the final "e" like: popocatePEtl -- which is of course wrong.
He did his homework.
He didn’t pronounce the tl right. The tl is a single phoneme. So -petl should be one syllable, not petal.
It's cool to see the town I grew up in mentioned. My class mates and I would joke about shoveling off 20 ft from the top so the Buttes were no longer 'the smallest mountain range'.
Glacier pushed it off table mountain lol
Morty Mcfry 😂
@@stevenwilmore2237 bot
I lived less than 30mins from the Sutter Buttes for almost 5 years, I saw them every single day but never knew much about them...who woulda thought I'd find out from SciShow
So happy Taal was mentioned here on the list. I've always been intrigued by it, so it's cool other people get to know it too!
I saw the Sutter Buttes and got so excited!!! I grew up around Chico and the Sutter Buttes were near and dear to all our hearts, being our own neighborhood geographical oddity. I remember listening to the radio and hearing "Broadcasting from high atop the world's smallest mountain range..." The Sutter Buttes are unfortunately, bafflingly, mostly private land so for the most part you can't hike there, but I hope that changes. Still, they made a nice backdrop to my memories of the Sac Valley.
I'm from the Bay Area and have seen them on road trips - they're so distinctive, almost otherworldly. I hope they get turned into a state or national park at some point so everyone can enjoy them
Hank, I just want you to know how much I enjoy ball you Sci shows. I missed my calling to be a geologist but I have still been learning about it for 40 years. You continue to bring something new to the table for me and I sincerely appreciate it. Keep up the excellent work!
Oh wow. I am not sure Hank wants you to ball him.
Never too late to do what you love
I didn't get to finish my geology major, either. It's definitely a calling, not just yearning for a good job.
I've seen the mini-mountain range while driving to Klamath. It stood out enough that when I got home I looked for it on google earth and found out it was an old volcano. The rest of the video I've never heard of and really enjoyed learning something new.
I just realized I live in a region near taal, the caldera is what's gonna make me worry because if that explodes the whole country will be yeeted.
I pray for your safety
the yeet is real my buddy, not only batangas will be like yeeted out of the existence, but all of the country and her neighbours
You doing OK? o_o
I think it will trigger an ice age.
Dude, the Taal caldera hasn't been active for 5,000 years already. So stop your yeeting. 😂😂
As a Filipina, it is is interesting to know about Taal because this larger caldera hasn't been particularly taught to us at school. It's really amazing that it was featured here!
I was mindblown when I saw photos of Taal Volcano in another volcano. I only learned about the larger volcano decades after learning about Taal Volcano in elementary school
There is a dune system similar to the Carcross "Dessert" in the very north of mainland Denmark called Råbjerg Mile. It's a pretty cool place to visit.
And an even more similar one in Russia - the Chara Sands, in Siberia, near the Kodar mountains.
We have a small desert in Germany too, the "Lieberoser Wüste". ~5km² in size.
But it's artificial - a wildfire burned down the area in 1942 and later it was used as a military training area. The ground has been very sandy to begin with, so plants had a hard time returning.
It's now slowly turning into a steppe.
A trick to remember which is desert 🏜 and which is dessert🍰, is that dessert 🍨 has two Ss, because nobody wants two deserts! 🏜
I hope that wasn't too confusing 🤓
There is a tiny one in New Zealand called Te Paki sand dunes... It is insane. A sand mountain just... There ...
That smallest active volcano reminds me of that Sponge Bob episode when Sandy enters a cave and fights a giant worm, just to find out it was actually just the tongue of the worm and the cave was its mouth.
ALASKAN BULL WORM!!!
Lmaooo. Kidding aside, I've seen the Taal Caldera System in person for quite a few times, tho I haven't ventured into Volcano Island itself. It's such an awe-inspiring scenery.
cool to see my home state of Puebla mentioned on here.
@Sims 3 Forever Dude that’s in Mexico
Saludos desde Toluca
Las ciclopistas no son lugares raros
🇲🇽 Querétaro
My mom is from a town near el Popocatépetl and I legit have an idea of how you feel and they didn't even mention her home town!
I drive by the Sutter Buttes often, a very interesting place to learn about 👍
Me too
Fatherman and Skeptical zack
Sounds like a TV show
Saw the splash screen and came here to confirm. Lived in Yuba city near the Buttes most of my life :)
I used to do security work near the Sutter Buttes. I had a view of them everyday that I worked near Oroville.
I was gonna comment on what an absolute dad nerd Hank looks like, but also,I am digging those threads. I like that undershirt
Do more Geology content, like a Crash Course or Sci Show exclusively about geology
@whesley hynes I would kill a thousand animals if I could bring my family members back after they died horribly from cancer. I guess you're lucky that you've never watched someone die that way.
nice to see you guys recognize my home town the Sutter buttes!
"It's not a wee volcano... It's a giant geyser." Not exactly sure why I find that so hilarious, but thank you for the laughs :D
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Wee 1. urine 2. (Chiefly Scottish) small 🤷🏻♂️
@@kathybramley5609 I know I know, but ty! It's more about the giant geyser being mistaken as a volcano.
@@joaovitorreisdasilva9573 Good rescue but I don't think this explanation is hurt by the extra involvement of toilet humour or Mike Myers and Mrs Doubtfire inspired stuff that's deep in odd Celtic fetishism that crop up due to the history
@@kathybramley5609 What...?
Taal looks similar to the volcanic cone in the middle of Crater Lake in Oregon.
like that sense of adventure you feel finding a tidepool with a whole ecosystem
I am now uncomfortably aware of the mind shatteringly huge ocean of roiling molten rock beneath my feet!
You mean the entire planet?
Don't remind me!
Yeah beneath a huge layer of solid rock though, we have never, with all our modern technology, drilled deep enough to get through the rock to anything remotely molten.
Best of luck😉
Below our feet or above our heads.. danger lurks all around us delicate and fragile humans...
Wonderful examples of why science is needed. Even what's "obviously true" isn't always true.
But that is the thing about "obviously true". People's perceptions are often FLAWED!
Love the Sutter Buttes. I can see them from my town. I need to sign up for the hiking tours there, since it's all private land.
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The "great sand dunes" here in Colorado, were made the same way (wind dumping sand over the mountains)
I've wanted to visit there ever since I found out about it. It looks beautiful.
The Great Sand Dunes are incredible! I loved greatly the 2 trips I had there. Don't miss the alligator farm in nearby Hooper.
@@elliepurser7867 it is..
My high school senior class, took our group pic there, it came out pretty good!
@@VENNOM711 yeah, I've been there too.
A colorado alligator farm in the valley, is definitely out of place here, and worth checking out, for sure!
Giant geyser is much cooler to me than smallest volcano.
'Much cooler'
Size queen much?
@@SkunkApe407 LOL In this case, yes. How did a geyser get to be so tall? I would have loved to see it in action.
@@LadyAnuB ngl, I am too. Had to be an impressive sight.
That’s what she said
I was not expecting something on this list to be something I can see from where I live. Looking at the comments there are a lot of us that drive/live/lived near the Sutter Buttes; weird.
I live close to Sutter Buttes and it’s often a beautiful part of my drive, it’s the perfect backdrop to a flooded rice field full of migrating ducks and geese. Although the buttes are privately owned you can still drive through and no matter what time of year it’s stunning.
The Carcross desert is like 45 minutes from my house...
It's located next to the town carcross which is short for Caribou crossing. It's a major migration route for caribou.
Edit: my wife is actually from Batangas, which is only like 30km from Taal volcano.
It's pronounced TA AL. In Tagalog consecutive vowels are pronounced individually.
what a coincidecnce!
@@churro6160 I know right?
Whoa I live right next to the buttes, that’s so cool!
Same
It’s always so fun seeing stuff on the Internet right next to where you live! Does anyone know if it’s possible to hike at the Buttes?
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@@kathrynmercier4874 it's mostly private pasture now, so you can only hike if you pay for a guided hike on a designated path. it only happens like, twice a year. unless you know someone who owns land there i guess
@@odysseuslarimer9438 sounds like a missed opportunity for me. I wonder if they have a good reason for that
I noticed Sutter buttes on Google maps several years ago I thought it was a volcano it sorta reminds me of Newberry crater here in Central Oregon as Newberry is off of the line of the Cascades and also commonly described as a fault volcano ,still have to make it down there to check it out Thanks for tbis!
You had better keep a close watch. From the time you first notice them to the time you pass by them is less than an hour. There used to be a fantastic golf course that meandered through the edge of the Buttes. Absolutely beautiful.
2:35, you could tell even he was surprised when he read that in the script with his expression.
I drive through the Sutter Buttes everyday on my way to work. Today I get home and this is in my recommendations. 🤔
The world's smallest desert! But it's not really a "desert".
The world's smallest mountain range! But it's not really a "mountain range".
The world's smallest volcano! But it's not a "volcano".
"smallest active volcano" but its one of the largest most dangerous non-super volcanoes and isn't small at all
I live 45 miles from Sutter Buttes. They have quite a unique ecosystem
The eruption on Taal last year was so big the ashfall reached miles and miles away. And Taal is only a few hour’s drive away from the capital Manila where I live, so we actually got quite a bit of it as well. My best friend who actually lives very close by said the ash was so thick their feet literally sunk into it. Volcano Island was so completely covered that when the residents came back (yes, people LIVE on the island, and also around the surrounding area) they were surprised to find some of their livestock had made it out by some miracle.
We all had to wear face masks because the air quality had deteriorated, which caused a shortage of them... and the COVID 19 came along...
Hey, a Geologist here (recently graduated and starting my path). I really like your videos and because of my profession I specially enjoyed this one.
It would be really nice if you make a basic geology course in your other channel CrashCourse.
Have a nice day everyone from Scishow team
They have a crash course geography that may cover some of the same topics?
The smallest desert is at Alum Cave in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It has actually desert species bacteria living in it, and you can throw a rock across it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_of_Maine Our local desert is just 40 acres.
@@eastportland The desert at the Alum Cave Bluffs is significantly less than 3 acres. Stand here, it's a desert that hasn't seen a drop of rain in who knows how many years, take a dozen steps over and it's a temperate continental forest. It's amazing.
i was so confused by the picture of the Chaitén Volcano, which is in my country. but it was there to show the shape the 'smallest mountain range' used to have. lol
ᴛ~ᴏ ɪ~ɴ~ᴠ~ᴇ~s~ᴛ ɪ~ɴ ᴄ~ʀ~ʏ~ᴘ~ᴛ~ᴏ ᴡ~ʜ~ᴀ~ᴛ~s~ᴀ~ᴘ~ᴘ ᴍ~ᴇ ~+~1~8~1~5~6~6~1~5~8~4~6~
There's a lot of very old rock formations scattered around Wisconsin. Rib Mountain, Roche-A-Cri, Devils Lake, etc.
Just a point of clarification: Granite Peak is the name of the ski resort located on the hill that is called Rib Mountain. "Mountain" as it the highest prominence in the state of Wisconsin and Its 3rd highest point. Also, Rib Mountain has no granite in it but is mostly made of quartzite from rock that is about 1.7 billions years old. (Source: Wisconsin DNR)
Overall, I agree that Wisconsin has lots of cool rock formations.
@@kristenyeager1071 Mountain by Wisconsin standards (lacking anything like the Rockies, Appalachians, etc.).
I've been there innumerable times. It helps when you live a half hour drive from it.
I'm all down for exploring other worlds and all but our Planet is a 💎 and we live in it!
Commas matter.
@@prunabluepepper To be fair, it would still be a weird sentence
On*
^ Damn, we got the Grammar department here. ^
@@mastaw ja, had to read it 4 times 😂
When I watched this and saw that Taal volcano is not the smallest volcano, I said to myself, this could not be true and then I hear the twist, it’s a geyser and had a sigh of relief. I have climbed Taal volcano in just a few hours and is simply breathtaking to see one of its craters.
Taal was the smallest active volcano, which is more like a vent of a much larger system.
The giant geyser was quexcalmata. (Almost certainly misspelled by miles)
The fact that Taal is a caldera scares me.
@@b9904 The magma chamber under Yellowstone is 50 miles long and 12 miles wide. Next time that blows is going to be a bad day worldwide.
@@Michael75579 good point. But, Taal is very near me. Yellowstone is not.
@@b9904 Same... The crater is about 30 km from my town. The wind blew the ash the other direction... Fortunately for us, unfortunately for the batangeños though.
I feel like we should have been told about these locations by Tom Scott
I think they have a crash course geology?
edit: oops, I was wrong, it's geography
@@lyreparadox I just meant cause his thing is all about visiting unusual, unique and strange place.
like: "I'm in the Canadian Yukon to show you one of the most unique features of this area. If you visit the Yukon you will see rugged terrain, dense forests, and beautiful lakes nearly everywhere you look... Except for... Right here. [pan shot to show the desert]
"This is Carcross desert, ofter referred to as 'the world's smallest desert'. And I know what you're thinking, 'Hang on Tom, how can there be a desert in the middle of a forest'. Well, that's an interesting story..."
And then he'd tell us all the stuff Hank just told us, and it'd be a similar thing to the other places.
“I got an email....and that is something you might not’ve known”
@@glenngriffon8032 Yes it is very Tom Scott :)
I've just learned something new about the volcano I literally see regularly, the Taal Volcano. Very nice.
The Carcross desert is in an absolutely beautiful setting. The town of Carcross (short for Caribou Crossing) is an very old first nations site where two large lakes meet. Gorgeous country.
Love this episode. Misnomers are nicely revealed and explained. I hope you do more of these.
It’s amazing how beautiful landscapes can really be! Keep up the amazing work Scishow!
Sutter Buttes: I used to live near those. Very interesting to see them referenced and explained as the volcanic remnants they are.
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I love how Hank Green explains things. He has a crisp voice, he speaks fast, and uses his hands to add emphasis. He's always enthusiastic about any science topic. I love this channel and learn a great deal from it.
Hank pronouncing Mexican volcano's names is sending me to Mars🤣🤣🤣🤣
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@@stevenwilmore2237 ok you sound like an indian
I didn't know Volcanoes were tips of Icebergs. I learn something new everyday. 😁
One small point, glaciers do not gouge out valleys as they retreat. They do that as they advance. When they retreat, often the terminal moraines act as dam causing those lakes.
SciShow over here correcting misconceptions while still boosting the self esteem of slightly unusual geological features
Just reading the title alone, I knew Taal Volcano from my hometown *may be* included. And dyaraaaaan.
i was hoping it would br mentioned and it was!
dun tayo sa DYARAAAAN hahaha
❤️
I really wanted all the section titles (e.g. the world’s smallest desert) to be edited (quotation marks added/crossed out and actual designation written, etc) after Hank declared that they were not technically a desert/mountain range/volcano
As a structural geologist, I appreciate these videos. They really make a science that is sometimes dominated by “boring” topics more interesting
Im thankful they included Taal Volcano... and yes its very active the dust it erupted reach almost half of rhe Luzon region which is big comparable to how small it is
I'm pretty sure there's a little bitty volcano just off the bike path by the river in durango colorado. Noticed it while I was in school for geology there, not sure if I ever asked any of the professors about it.
I’d love to learn more!
That’s Volception!
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I appreciate so much that you are using metric measurements! Thank you for making my world more interesting 🤗
I hope you know how much I appreciate your channel 👍
you want a small actual mountain range check out the sawtooth mountains of northern Minnesota. Eagle Mountain at only 2300 feet above sea level is the highest point within a 500 mile radios!
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@@kodakincade8063 lol yeah that's a silly typo xD
@@ScottaHemi440 lol I know I was just messing with you 👍🏾
@@ScottaHemi440 it really made me giggle reading it that way, probably because I’m slow😂
Smallest volcano right now would probably be the one currently eruption in Iceland
it won't be for long.
Except that iceland is thousands of feet above the ocean floor
Is bad grammer the new meme? 🤔
No that is me after friday night taco bell
@@faisalfardin1847 you do know that sand can cause a vaginal infection, right?
"Worlds smallest desert" - Not a desert, actually a dune system
"Worlds smallest mountain range" - Not a mountain range, actually a volcano
"Worlds smallest volcano" - Not a volcano, actually a really big geyser
"Other worlds smallest volcano" - Actually a volcano, but actually really really big
I read recently about a theory or hypothesis where are the Straits of Gibraltar were once a plug that prevented the Atlantic Ocean Waters from going into the Mediterranean. When that faulted jetcost all the Waters of the Atlantic to come rushing into the Mediterranean and that possibly could explain some of the localized great flood theorems.
It has also been said that about the opening of the Bosphorus strait about 9,000 years ago. It has been shown it did happen by settlements on the Black Sea.
www.peraair.com/bosphorus-strait
#2 when I saw you didn't take the opportunity to call them 'butte-iful':
>:c
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When I picture a desert, I don’t picture pine trees, mountains, and lakes lmao 🏔 🌲
Have you heard of Death Valley?
A desert is an effect of the climate. That thing is just a gathering of sand
Would anyone call a beach a desert?
Quality. Thanks, SciShow.
Additional facts about the Taal Lake/Volcano system:
-The entire lake the island is in is part of the Caldera and major cities in the lake's raised rim (like Tagaytay) is in fact in the ancient flanks of this ancient volcano.
-The island (Vulcan point) is in a lake (Crater lake) in an island (Volcano Island) in a lake (Taal lake) in an island (Island of Luzon)
-Soon after the formation of Taal "lake" it originally formed as a bay facing the sea on Mindoro straight. After subsequent activity, the bay was sealed off creating a lake. The marine animals that were trapped in the lake soon found themselves that the water they live in is slowly turning fresh thanks to rainfall. Eventually, the originally marine creatures evolved to live in freshwater. Examples include freshwater sardines (Sardinella tawilis) [the only freshwater sardine species in the world], freshwater sharks and ironically,
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freshwater --sea-- snakes.
[addendum: The picture shown at 8:53 is what is often mistaken as the volcano proper and thus assumed smallest in the world. That structure is but one of the many conduits of the system known as "binintian malaki" (big leg). If we are being technical, the entirety of the lake (~234 sq. km of it) is part of the actual volcano
Ah... that's complicated!
The smallest desert in the world is the Red Desert in South Africa. Been there. You can walk across it in about 2 mins.
So the first one is just a sand drift, of which we have a ton in the Netherlands as well, smaller than that one as well.
@whesley hynes so this has literally nothing to do with my comment AND its stupid...
I have the world's smallest Capybara but those damn scientists keep telling me it's a Guinea Pig
My favourite video! Thanks SciShow
I can now say I live near a random volcano/tiny mountain range.
Smallest desert.... But you missed an opportunity to talk about Canada's only true desert, a tiny patch of land outside Ashcroft, BC.
And no, Osoyoos is not a desert. It's shrub steppe.
Just wanted to say thanks for all the great content.
I live in Washington state and we have every major biome; aquatic, grassland, forest, desert, and tundra.
I used to live in the Central Valley!
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I think this was my favorite video so far this year. Such a cool topic
You are the 5th.
@@86GT115th of what?
@@lealta1481 exactly
@@86GT11 oh you must be a kid and this is a new dumb fad. At least it isn't Faith Hilling
@@lealta1481 I'm telling mom!
I lived in Skagway for five months and while I didn’t get to visit the Carcross, I heard about it a lot! The geography is insane up there - mountains next to the ocean next to a rainforest next to a desert!
Neat video! Thanks for uploading!
The Carcross desert sounds like a minecraft biome, tiny little patch of geography out of place
Ea tuy
When the phrase "Small but perfectly formed" has appropriate meaning... :P
Until last year, before the Eruption, Taal was the location for an island within a lake within an island within a lake within an Island.
bruh for real?
I cant be the only one who sees the irony in the potentially smallest volcano in the world being named Taal. Thats fantastic.
With a sub plug like that, you make me want to sub... only problem is I'm already subscribed.
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@@laitarianplayz8080 it's my legal and birth name... he wasn't even known when I was born. It's pure coincidence. Don't worry, I get it all the time. I usually handel it better than this but you'n notification caught me at a bad moment. I did like his work too. May he RIP.
I just got back from the Billings Gem & Fossil Show in Billings, Montana so this video is just my mood today. Geology and Paleontology are so cool.
Fact- within the Golden Buttes in NorCal lies an old Nikie middle launch facility buried under ground. I live 50 miles from the Buttes and have walked right past the old middle base.
That was a Titan-I missile silo, not Nike. Nikes were line-of-sight ground-to-air missiles. Titans were ICBMs. It was part of Beale AFB's 815th Strategic Missile Squadron. Active for only a few years in the early '60s. The one in the Buttes is complex 815-b. Its two brothers are 815-a in Chico and 815-c in Lincoln.
Thank you Ron, I was at Travis in reserves. We knew a missle complex was there but not much about it. I heard on news someone bought the bunker but nothing more.
Oh My God! This channel never ceases to educate and entertain me! I end up at my local library #supportyourlibrary and find as many books as possible to sign out and giving my brain a feast of information on too many topics to count!! Thanks for always motivating me to learn more about the amazing, awesome and historic time we live in - each day brings more information and wonders.
Thank you ❤