Senin, 18 Juli 2011

16 natural wonders of amazing and worth visiting


Would say the most beautiful places in the world, the world's most beautiful sights or whatever you call it, whatever. What is clear is that where, following the most beautiful natural scenery is spreading worldwide and might sound familiar even if it had never been there. It is worth noting that what follows is a brief list is shown only, because the reality is still very much a tourist attraction that is not less interesting than the following list. Here's the list;
1. Amazon (South America)
Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazonia, the Amazon jungle or the Amazon Basin, covering seven million square kilometers (1.7 billion acres), though the forest itself occupies some 5.5 million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres), located in nine countries.
Amazon represents over half the remaining rainforests on the planet and is composed of tropical rainforest in the world's largest and most species-rich. Amazon River is the world's largest river by volume, and total river flow greater than ten major rivers worldwide combined.
2. Angel Falls (Venezuela)
Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world, that is 1002 m, and is located in the Canaima National Park Bolivar State, Venezuela along the border with Brazil. Angel Falls is more than 19 times higher than Niagara Falls.
3. Bay of Fundy (Canada)
Bay of Fundy is famous for the highest tides on the planet (16.2 meters or 53 feet). One hundred billion tonnes of seawater flowing in and out of the Bay of Fundy twice a day, is more than the combined flow of all rivers in the world.
The bay is famous also because of rock coasts, tidal effects are extreme (vertical, horizontal and rapids that weird). Bay of Fundy is located between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on the east coast of North America.
4. Black Forest (Germany)
Black Forest (Schwarzwald) is a wooded mountains in the southwest bordering the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg mountain with an altitude of 1,493 meters. This area is almost rectangular with a length of 200 km and a width of 60 km.
5. Cliffs of Moher (Ireland)
Located in county Clare, Cliffs of Moher is the most impressive places in Ireland. The cliffs consist mainly of Namurian shale and sandstone, with the oldest rocks found at the bottom of the cliff.
6. Dead Sea (Israel, Jordan, Palestine)
The Dead Sea is a salt lake between the West Bank / Palestine / Israel and Jordan west to east. The beach is the lowest point on earth that is on dry land. With 30 percent salinity, making it 8.6 times saltier than the ocean.
7. El Yunque (Puerto Rico)
El Yunque National Forest, formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest, located on the island of Puerto Rico. El Yunque is also the name of the second highest mountain peak in there. El Yunque is the only tropical rainforest in the United States as a National Forest.
8. Great Barrier Reef (Australia, Papua New Guinea)
Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef on the planet, with about 3,000 reefs and 900 islands stretching to 2600 km over an area of ​​approximately 344,400 sq. km. It is the largest single structure made by living things and can be seen from outer space ....
9. Halong Bay (Vietnam)
Halong Bay is a bay located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. This bay has thousands of limestone karsts and islands of various sizes and shapes. Gulf has a long coastline of 120 kilometers and approximately 1553 square kilometers with 1969 islands.
10. Iguazu Falls (Argentina, Brazil)
Iguazu Falls, Iguazu River is one of the largest waterfalls in the world. Length of more than 2,700 m (nearly 2 miles) in a semicircle. Water that falls collectively form the Iguassu Falls, "Devil's Throat" is the highest is 80 m in height.
Iguazu Falls on the border between the countries Brazil and Argentina Misiones province, and surrounded by two National Parks. Both are temperate forests with hundreds of rare species of flora and fauna threatened with extinction.
11. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
With three volcanic peak, Kibo, Mawensi, and Shira, Mount Kilimanjaro is a strato-volcano is active in north eastern Tanzania. It is the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, 4600 m from the base, and includes the highest peak in Africa is 5,895 meters
12. Milford Sound (New Zealand)
Milford Sound, located in southwest South Island of New Zealand's South Island, is located in Fiordland National Park. This region extends 15 km inland from the Tasman Sea and is surrounded by a thin stone 1200 m or more on both sides. Among the most striking feature is Mitre Peak, 1692 m above the sound, others like the Elephant height 1517 m, and the Lion Mountain, 1302 m, in the form of crouching lions.
13. Puerto Princesa Underground River (Philippines)
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 miles north of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines. A distinguishing feature of this river is that winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea.
14. Sundarbans (Bangladesh, India)
Sundarbans delta, at the mouth of the river Ganges, is the world's largest mangrove forest, spread across parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. Sundarbans get in on the complex network of tidal waterways, the spread of mud and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests. This area is known for its extensive fauna, with the Royal Bengal tiger is the most popular, and many birds, deer, crocodiles and snakes.
15. Table Mountain (South Africa)
Table Mountain is a mountain on the flat side of the city of Cape Town in South Africa. Table Mountain is an important tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway to rise to the top. Mount is part of the Table Mountain National Park.
16. Vesuvius (Italy)
Mount Vesuvius is a volcano east of Naples, Italy. This is the only volcano on mainland Europe that has erupted in the last hundred years, although it is not currently active.
Vesuvius is famous for the eruptions that led to the destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii and Herculaneum. This mountain has erupted several times and is currently regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world.

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