//Also see: [[Comparison between Tagra and Antarctica]]// A collection on landscapes from various parts of [[Tagra]] (actual source provided at the end). ===== Chaatai ===== //Also see: [[Chaatai]]// {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Aurore_australe_-_Aurora_australis.jpg?600}} //Aurora australis// ("southern lights") over Tagra. ((Aurora australis in Antarctica ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aurore_australe_-_Aurora_australis.jpg|source]]); Samuel Blanc, CC BY-SA 3.0)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Stone-run.JPG/640px-Stone-run.JPG?600}} Stone run on the Chaatai flanks of the [[Thunder Mountains]], near Yakak'ratu. ((Stone run in the Falkland Islands ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stone-run.JPG|source]]); Apcbg, public domain)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Podocarpus_henkelii.jpg/640px-Podocarpus_henkelii.jpg?600}} Podocarps growing in western Chaatai, near K'igachi. ((//Podocarpus henkelii// in the botanic garden of Barcelona ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Podocarpus_henkelii.jpg|source]]); Dinkum, CC0 1.0)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Lake_Louise%2C_Alberta%2C_Canada.jpg/640px-Lake_Louise%2C_Alberta%2C_Canada.jpg?600}} A mountain lake in central Chaatai. ((Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Louise,_Alberta,_Canada.jpg|source]]); Edwardwexler, CC BY-SA 4.0)) ===== Takrakaya ===== //Also see: [[Takrakaya]]// {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Lake_Tekapo_01.jpg/640px-Lake_Tekapo_01.jpg?600}} Stands of //sahha// flowers on the shore of Lake Ngang, southern Takrakaya. ((Lake Tekapo in the South Island of New Zealand; the purple flowers are lupins, introduced from Eurasia ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Tekapo_01.jpg|source]]); Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Ferns.jpg/640px-Ferns.jpg?600}} Forest of //Dicksonia// tree ferns on the Takrakayan coast. ((//Dicksonia antarctica// in Australia ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ferns.jpg|source]]); Fir0002/Flagstaffotos, CC BY-NC 3.0)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Major_Stone_Forest_central_section_01.JPG/640px-Major_Stone_Forest_central_section_01.JPG?600}} "Limestone forest" in eastern Takrakaya. ((The Shilin Stone Forest in southwest China, a type of karst formation ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Major_Stone_Forest_central_section_01.JPG|source]]); BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%94%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD.jpg/640px-%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%94%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD.jpg?600}} The rocky steppe of southern Takrakaya, not far from Lake Ngang. ((The steppe of Zabaykalsky Krai, in southeastern Siberia ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%94%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD.jpg|source]]); Anton Petrov, CC BY-SA 4.0)) ===== Kru'u ===== //Also see: [[Kru'u]]// {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Photo_of_the_Week_-_Great_Dismal_Swamp_National_Wildlife_Refuge_%28VA%29_%284578425529%29.jpg/640px-Photo_of_the_Week_-_Great_Dismal_Swamp_National_Wildlife_Refuge_%28VA%29_%284578425529%29.jpg?600}} Cold swamp in northeastern Kru'u. ((Bald cypresses in the Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Photo_of_the_Week_-_Great_Dismal_Swamp_National_Wildlife_Refuge_(VA)_(4578425529).jpg|source]]); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region, CC BY 2.0)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Basalt_sea_cliff_below_Sliabh_Beinn_Tighe_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1465900.jpg?600}} The basalt cliffs facing the Sea of Whales. ((Basalt cliff on an island near Scotland ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basalt_sea_cliff_below_Sliabh_Beinn_Tighe_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1465900.jpg|source]]); George Brown / //Basalt sea cliff below Sliabh Beinn Tighe// / CC BY-SA 2.0)) ===== Tayaka lands ===== //Also see: [[Tayaka]]// {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Penitentes_Ice_Formations.png/640px-Penitentes_Ice_Formations.png?600}} Snow //penitentes// on the eastern [[Lightning Mountains]]. ((//Penitentes//, a rare type of snow formation, in the Atacama Desert in Chile ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Penitentes_Ice_Formations.png|source]]); European Southern Observatory, CC BY 4.0)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Central_Tian_Shan_mountains.jpg/640px-Central_Tian_Shan_mountains.jpg?600}} The Ksarlai range of the Lightning Mountains, near Tsikaashi. ((Khan Tengri in the Tian Shan mountains, between China, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_Tian_Shan_mountains.jpg|source]]); Chen Zhao, CC BY 2.0)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Salar_de_Uyuni%2C_Bolivia%2C_2016-02-04%2C_DD_10-12_HDR.JPG/640px-Salar_de_Uyuni%2C_Bolivia%2C_2016-02-04%2C_DD_10-12_HDR.JPG?600}} A salt flat near Kulla-Tag, turned into a mirror by recent rain. ((The Uyuni salt flat (Salar de Uyuni) in Bolivia, just after rain ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salar_de_Uyuni,_Bolivia,_2016-02-04,_DD_10-12_HDR.JPG|source]]); Diego Delso, delso.photo, License CC-BY-SA 4.0)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Khongoryn_Els_sand_dunes.jpg/640px-Khongoryn_Els_sand_dunes.jpg?600}} The dunes of Kulla-Tag, as seen from the western edge of the desert. ((Dunes of Khongoryn Els in the Gobi Desert, in Mongolia ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Khongoryn_Els_sand_dunes.jpg|source]]); Zoharby, CC BY-SA 3.0)) ===== Other regions ===== {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Mount_Erebus_craters%2C_Ross_Island%2C_Antarctica_%28aerial_view%2C_18_December_2000%29.jpg/640px-Mount_Erebus_craters%2C_Ross_Island%2C_Antarctica_%28aerial_view%2C_18_December_2000%29.jpg?600}} The craters of Mount Chai'ukru in winter. ((Actually true: view of Mount Erebus in Antarctica ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Erebus_craters,_Ross_Island,_Antarctica_(aerial_view,_18_December_2000).jpg|source]]); NSF/Josh Landis, public domain)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Auraucaria_ang2.jpg/640px-Auraucaria_ang2.jpg?600}} Dense //Araucaria// forest in the Qqasq ([[!Akau'a]]) lands. ((//Araucaria angustifolia// in southeastern Brazil ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auraucaria_ang2.jpg|source]]); Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/2013-07-14_16_13_21_Krummholz_Limber_Pine_at_tree_line_along_the_Wheeler_Peak_Summit_Trail.jpg/640px-2013-07-14_16_13_21_Krummholz_Limber_Pine_at_tree_line_along_the_Wheeler_Peak_Summit_Trail.jpg?600}} //Krummholz// (wind-distorted plants) on northern [['Ai!u'ai]], not far from the Wall of the Sea. ((Krummholz pine on Wheeler Peak, in Nevada ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2013-07-14_16_13_21_Krummholz_Limber_Pine_at_tree_line_along_the_Wheeler_Peak_Summit_Trail.jpg|source]]); Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Franz_Josef_Glacier_and_mature_native_trees_from_near_Christmas_Lookout.jpg/640px-Franz_Josef_Glacier_and_mature_native_trees_from_near_Christmas_Lookout.jpg?600}} A glacier on the [[Dragon's Jaw]]. ((The Franz Joseph Glacier in the South Island of New Zealand ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franz_Josef_Glacier_and_mature_native_trees_from_near_Christmas_Lookout.jpg|source]]); Pseudopanax, public domain)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Miers_Valley_CKL.jpg/640px-Miers_Valley_CKL.jpg?600}} Dry valley in the Polar Fields, where catabatic wind prevents snow buildup. ((The Miers Valley and Miers glacier in the Victoria Land of Antarctica ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miers_Valley_CKL.jpg|source]]); Saxphile, CC BY 3.0)) ===== Seas ===== {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Das_Eismeer_-_Hamburger_Kunsthalle_-_02.jpg/640px-Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Das_Eismeer_-_Hamburger_Kunsthalle_-_02.jpg?600}} Broken floating ice in the Sea of Storms. ((Caspar David Friedrich's //The Sea of Ice//, 1824 ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Das_Eismeer_-_Hamburger_Kunsthalle_-_02.jpg|source]]); Caspar David Friedrich, public domain)) {{https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Ayvaz_sredy_voln.jpg/640px-Ayvaz_sredy_voln.jpg?600}} The eternal wind on the Wall of the Sea. (( Ivan Aivazovsky's //Among the Waves//, 1898 ([[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ayvaz_sredy_voln.jpg|source]]); Ivan Aivazovsky, public domain)) ===== Sources ===== All original images are published either as public domain or under Creative Commons license ("CC").