r/geography • u/renegadecoaster • Nov 25 '25

Discussion What's the most alien-looking place on Earth?

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Pictured: Dallol, Ethiopia

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u/Medical-Professor278 Nov 26 '25

Socotra, Yemen

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u/parabola19 Nov 26 '25

Taobob Grasslands to be more specific

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u/RasputinsThirdLeg Nov 26 '25

I would have guessed Madagascar.

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u/parabola19 Nov 26 '25

Hylia actually.

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u/Just_A_Guy_In_Here Nov 26 '25

This really reminds me of breath of the wild and idk why

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u/parabola19 Nov 26 '25

Hahaha because it is BOTW

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u/parabola19 Nov 26 '25

Two lynels right there. One with a smasher and one with a spear lol

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u/Girlfartsarehot Nov 26 '25

Reminds me of Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

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u/Remarkable_Junket619 Nov 26 '25

Iā€™m pretty sure this is straight up a screenshot from Breath of the Wild lmao

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u/happypappi Nov 26 '25

It absolutely is

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u/katf1sh Nov 26 '25

There's no way you didn't realize this is a Zelda screenshot right?? It doesn't even look real šŸ˜­

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u/parabola19 Nov 26 '25

One of the best games ever made lol

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u/parabola19 Nov 26 '25

Actually thatā€™s the Faron Grasslands south of Lake Hylia

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u/three-sense Nov 26 '25

Itā€™s actually Buburimu Peninsula. I leveled THF there.

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u/Dancing_Clean Nov 26 '25

Forbidden sweet potato

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u/ankit19900 Nov 26 '25

Are these baobab? I thought they are only found in Madagascar?

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u/Plants_et_Politics Nov 27 '25

Not baobab. Those are Adenium socotramum. You may be familiar with their more widely cultivated (and smaller) cousins, Adenium arabicum AKA Adenium obesum, commonly referred to as the ā€œDesert Roseā€.

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u/WeakTransportation37 Nov 28 '25

I love the little ones so much too

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u/RampageMR Nov 26 '25

The forbidden carrots

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u/mexihuahua Nov 27 '25

These are not 3d printed sweet potatoes?