Chapter 1
Vertical extremes and sunken basins
Chapter 2
Waterways that break the rules
Chapter 3
Stone forests and painted mountains
Chapter 4
Island oddities and invisible borders
Ch 2 · Waterways that break the rules
schopenhauer Rule-Breaking Waterways
The Tonle Sap River turns right around—(Yeah, it turns around!) / Flowing backward to the lake upstream—(It breaks the rules!)
BETA
schopenhauer Swipe through bizarre landmarks to discover Asia's most unusual geographical oddities.
Fun Fact
Reversing river festival: The Tonle Sap's flow reversal is celebrated with Cambodia's Bon Om Touk water festival, marking the return of normal flow.
Glossary
reversing river (noun)
A river that temporarily changes its direction of flow due to seasonal pressure or tidal forces. Cambodia's Tonle Sap reverses its flow twice annually, driven by monsoon surges from the nearby Mekong River.
A river that temporarily changes its direction of flow due to seasonal pressure or tidal forces. Cambodia's Tonle Sap reverses its flow twice annually, driven by monsoon surges from the nearby Mekong River.
Quiz
What unique physical adaptation do the Bengal tigers of the Sundarbans possess?
Quiz
Approximately how many years ago did the meteorite impact create Lonar Crater Lake?
Quiz
Which river's monsoon flooding forces the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia to flow backward?
Quiz
How often do the tides in the Sundarbans cause some of its islands to submerge?