Hydrothermal vents spew mineral-rich water that is super hot and are home to many unique and bizarre organisms.
A 20-year study of the archipelago's poorly-explored mesophotic – middle light – coral zone also found the deep-reef habitats are home to many unique and distinct species not found on shallow reefs with vast areas of 100% coral cover.
A "very preliminary" assessment suggests that the environmental impact of the spill may not be severe, according to Robert Bensted-Smith, the director of the Charles Darwin Research Station on the islands.But the ecology of the Galapagos, home to many unique species of reptiles, birds and fish, is both intricate and fragile.
At the same time, these drylands are home to many unique plant and animal species, which are adapted to the seasonality and extreme unpredictability of precipitation.
Thanks to its lush climate and isolation, New Zealand is home to many unique species of flowers and birds, including the kiwi, the flightless bird that New Zealanders have adopted as their national emblem.
Borneo, which boasts one of the world's oldest rainforests, and Sumatra -- the only place on earth where tigers, rhinos, orangutans and elephants live together -- are two vital biodiversity hotspots in Southeast Asia, home to many unique and now-endangered creatures. .
The Appalachians are home to more salamander species than any place on Earth, many unique to the area.
"There are so many unique things about it - it's a home Olympics, I'm playing with my brother, it's being played at Wimbledon - you couldn't really write that".
There are Cape Cods, colonials and Tudors with prices up to $1 million, and unique homes on special sites that have sold for many millions.
How many unique such labelings are there?
