Nature produces many weird and wonderful shapes, but when these are in the shape of a heart, it is suddenly a little more wonderful. Those featured here are amazing heart shapes that may be seen at specific locations. In addition to these, there are always fleeting heart-shaped images you might see, including clouds, rock-shapes, leaves and even flowers. You’ll find them all over the world, just take the time to notice those that occur naturally. Enjoy.
#10 St. Paul’s Bay, Lindos
St Paul’s Bay, Lindos Photo: Bultro http://commons.wikimedia.org
The ancient village of Lindos on the Island of Rhodes in Greece, is famous for its sunny skies and azure, pristine beaches. One of the nicest places to swim is in the relatively tiny St. Paul’s Bay, where the water is crystal clear and very shallow, and which appears to have a perfect heart shape when viewed from several angles. Located south of the famous Lindos Acropolis, legend has it that this is where the apostle Paul landed when he sailed to Rhodes to preach Christianity in 51 AD.
#9 Island in Gutierrez Lake
Heart Shapes From Above: 48 Giant Hearts on Earth www.lovethesepics.com
When viewed from the east side of Lake Gutierrez in Patagonia, Argentina, this island is distinctly heart shaped. Located in a beautiful valley in the Nahuel Huapi National Park southwest of San Carlos de Bariloche, the expansive 11 km (7 miles) lake is surrounded by mountains. A popular spot for hiking, kayaking, boating, fishing and bird watching, Gutierrez Lake is also said to be home to a Loch Ness-type monster, an ancient snake-like creature that has been sighted since 1938.
#8 Mangrove forest, New Caledonia
Cœur de Voh Photo: Yann Arthus-Bertrand http://wikimapia.org
This huge, natural heart shape in the mangrove swamps near the seaside village of Voh in the northwest of New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean east of Australia, is quite extraordinary. Now known as the Heart of Voh, it can only be seen from the air, but was popularized by French photographer, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, who used it on the cover of his best-selling photographic book, Earth from Above. From the late 1800s till after 1940, Voh was a mining town where indentured Vietnamese slogged their lives away. Today it is better known for its production of coffee.
#7 Lake Borebukta, Norway
The lake that Cupid made Photo: Bruno Mazodier www.dailymail.co.uk
Located not quite 1,000 km (620 miles) from the North Pole, the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen is home to what has been dubbed the “pool of love.” Said to have formed when the glaciers in the chain of islands that make up the Svalbard archipelago receded, it is a hollow in the earth that is now between 27 m to 36 m (90 to 120 ft) deep. They say that it was the huge blocks of ice that were the cause of the ground subsiding, and that a combination of melted snow, ice and rainwater filled the pool.
#6 Wetlands, Guandu Nature Park
25 Awesome Hearts Found in Nature by Steve Casimiro /www.adventure-journal.com
A low lying natural wetland in the north of Taiwan, the Guanda Nature Park is home to hundreds of animal species including more than 200 species of birds. The area has a diverse environment ecologically, with a mix of brackish ponds, swamps and freshwater ponds, and has been the headquarters of the Wild Bird Society of Tapei for more than 13 decades. It has also become a center for information, research and a place for learning. You’ll find this heart-shaped in – well yes, the heart of the wetlands.
#5 Tavura Island
The Tavarua Island Resort www.tavarua.com
A beautifully heart-shaped island in the South Pacific Sea, Tavura in the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji is the location of a popular holiday resort. It is particularly popular with surfers since this is one of the relatively few places where all the world’s top-class seven breaks occur. Within easy access to Australia, Tavura Island Resort can only accommodate 36 adults at a time, and only weekly packages (Saturday to Saturday) are accepted. In addition to surfing, there are many other activities on the island including swimming, snorkeling and kayaking.
#4 Whitsunday Islands
Whitsunday Islands Photo: travelcie.com
The Whitsunday Islands are home to one of the sweetest, most heartwarming, naturally formed coral reefs on earth, not surprisingly called Heart Reef. While it can only be fully appreciated from the air, it’s one of those lovely sights that is definitely worth looking out for. Discovered by a pilot flying over the area in 1975, Heart Reef is a popular visual attraction for young lovers, many of whom will book a flight over the little island to see it. It is totally protected, and no other form of “access” are allowed.
#3 Eros Lake in Chembra
Top 30 Heart-Shaped Lakes in the World Photo: www.worldtoptop.com
This quite small, heart-shaped lake can be seen by those traveling up to the popular Chembra Peak in Meppadi, Panchayath in India. While trekking might seem to be the obvious way to get to the peak, there are also many transport companies that take people close to the top, right past the lovely Eros Lake, which is in itself a tourist attraction. The trek to the top of the peak takes about three hours, and the pretty lake is about half way up. Once at the top there are stunning views of the surrounding area.
#2 Hole near Hampi in India
Heart Shapes From Above: 48 Giant Hearts on Earth PHoto: www.lovethesepics.com
This amazing heart-shaped hole located near Hampi, Karnataka in south India is close to Black Lake on the Thungabhadra River, which is an ancient geological region. Unlike the usual lakes and other bodies of water one normally finds on earth, this heart-shaped “hole” was formed by the river over billions of years, slowly forming an amazing natural sculpture. The shape that formed was purely incidental, but is nonetheless very beautiful, and of course heart-shaped.
#1 Shangrila Lake, Pakistan
Top 30 Heart-Shaped Lakes in the World Photo: www.worldtoptop.com
It is not surprising that the Shangrila Resort Skardu is known as “heaven on earth,” being based on the meaning of the Tibetan word “Shangrila.” Apart from being located in a blissful surrounding amongst some of the world’s highest mountain peaks, it is built around the gorgeous heart-shaped Lower Kachura Lake in Pakistan. A popular tourist destination, the name of this destination was based on the book Lost Horizon that tells the story of a plan crash in the 1920s, and the idyllic Shangri-La they found.
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