a very cool underwater waterfall!

In the Pacific ocean there is a tiny island southeast of the coast of Africa named Mauritius. Mauritius has a long history of colonisation - beginning in 975 AD when the Portuguese first founded it and ending in 1968 when the island became a republic. So fifi, why are you telling us this? Well dear blog viewer, when my friend told me that she was from this fascinating island I began to research facts and stumbled across a crazy picture depicting an underwater waterfall! How cool is that! So I decided to do some research into the crazy illusion.

The "Underwater Waterfall" is located at the south western tip of the island. Unfortunately it's just an illusion that is seen when looking from a birds eye view. When looking from above the silt and sand runoff creates the impression of a "vortex" however when looking from other angels, the ocean appears as a blur of majestic aquas, blues and greens.

Google maps image from above - imagine little aliens looking down thinking "what the heck is that!?!"

Even though its just a trick, there is something fascinating about an underwater waterfall. There is so much of our oceans that we don't know about and have never explored, so to find something magical would be a real treat! Hope you are all having a great day! Fifi xx



All images taken from:
http://mydesignstories.com/the-underwater-waterfall-illusion-at-mauritius-island/