Grand
Canyon- The
Grand Canyon is a steep-sided
gorge carved by the Colorado River
in the United States in the state
of Arizona. It is largely contained
within the Grand Canyon National
Park — one of the first
national parks in the United States.
Great
Barrier Reef-The
Great Barrier Reef is the largest
coral reef system in the world,[1][2]
composed of over 2,900 individual
reefs[3] and 900 islands stretching
for over 3,000 kilometres (1,600
mi) over an area of approximately
344,400 square kilometres (133,000
sq mi).[4][5] The reef is located
in the Coral Sea, off the coast
of Queensland in northeast Australia.
Harbour
of Rio de Janeiro-The
Harbour of Rio de Janeiro is located
in Brazil and was created by erosion
from the Atlantic Ocean. The Harbour
is surrounded by gorgeous mountains
that include Sugar Loaf at 1,296
feet (395 m), Corcovado Peak at
2,310 feet (704 m), and the hills
of Tijuca at 3,350 feet (1021
m).[1]
Mount
Everest-Mount
Everest – also called Sagarmatha
, Chomolungma or Qomolangma or
Zhumulangma – is the highest
mountain on Earth, as measured
by the height above sea level
of its summit, 8,848 metres (29,029
ft). The mountain, which is part
of the Himalaya range in High
Asia, is located on the border
between Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal,
and Tibet, China.
Aurora-
Auroras, sometimes called the
northern and southern (polar)
lights or aurorae (singular: aurora),
are natural light displays in
the sky, usually observed at night,
particularly in the polar regions.
They typically occur in the ionosphere.
They are also referred to as polar
auroras.
Parícutin
Volcano-Parícutin
(or Volcán de Parícutin,
also accented Paricutín
by locals, to more closely match
the pronunciation of the native
Purepecha name Parhicutini, or
spelled unaccented as Paricutin)
is a cinder cone volcano in the
Mexican state of Michoacán,
close to a lava-covered village
of the same name.
Victoria
Falls-The
Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya
(the Smoke that Thunders) is a
waterfall located in southern
Africa on the Zambezi River between
the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The falls are some of the largest
in the world.
