Visit
the 175 natural wonders of North
America., from Niagara Falls,
straddling the United States
and Canada, up to Mount McKinley
in Alaska and over to Multnomah
Fallsin Oregon,
In the south visit Saguaro National
Park in Arizona or Carlsbad
Caverns in New Mexico. Further
south is the Paricutin Volcano
in Mexico or the Fuego Volcano
in Guatemala. Further into Central
America is Thousand-Foot Falls
in Belize or the Sand Dune Volcano
in Costa Rica
North America
is a continent of contrasts--from
the lofty peaks of the Cascade
Mountain range to the watery
paradise of Florida's Everglades.
Get up close and personal with
giant glaciers, polar bears and
wooly bison; hike through the
wilds of Yellowstone Park; journey
deep into caves rich with stalagmites
and stalactites; and experience
the beauty of sun-kissed deserts.
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North America is third largest of
the world's continents, lying for
the most part between the Arctic Circle
and the Tropic of Cancer. It extends
for more than 5,000 mi (8,000 km)
to within 500 mi (800 km) of both
the North Pole and the Equator and
has an east-west extent of 5,000 mi.
It covers an area of 9,355,000 sq
mi (24,230,000 sq km).[4]
New descriptions are
added regularly. Last addition 6/20/2010
North
America
Canada
• Brooks
Range, Alaska, U.S.A.
• McNeil River Falls,
Alaska, U.S.A.
• Mount Katmai, Alaska,
U.S.A.
• Bear Glacier, Alaska,
U.S.A.
• Mendenhall Glacier,
Alaska, U.S.A.
• Portage Glacier, Alaska,
U.S.A.
• Alexander Archipelago,
Alaska, U.S.A.
• Glacier Bay, Alaska,
U.S.A.
• Mount McKinley, Alaska,
U.S.A.
• Bering Strait, Alaska,
U.S.A.
• Mount Rainier, Alaska,
U.S.A.
• Grand Coulee, Washington,
U.S.A.
• Dry Falls, Washington,
U.S.A.
• Upper Saggit River,
Washington, U.S.A.
• Mount St. Helens, Washington,
U.S.A.
• Massacre Rocks, Idaho,
U.S.A.
• St. Mary Lake, Montana,
U.S.A.
• Natural Bison Range,
Montana, U.S.A.
• Lake McDonald, Montana,
U.S.A.
• Mahar Point, Maine,
U.S.A.
• Old Sow Whirlpool, Maine,
U.S.A.
• Crater Lake, Oregon,
U.S.A.
• Multnomah Falls, Oregon,
U.S.A.
• Mount Hood, Oregon,
U.S.A.
• The Columbia River Gorge,
Oregon, U.S.A.
• Badlands, South Dakota,
U.S.A.
• Spearfish Canyon, South
Dakota, U.S.A.
• Yellowstone National
Park, Wyoming, U.S.A.
• Mammoth Hot Springs,
Wyoming, U.S.A.
• Grand Teton National
Park, Wyoming, U.S.A.
• Grand Prismatic Spring,
Wyoming, U.S.A.
• Devil's Tower, Wyoming,
U.S.A.
• Agate Fossil Beds, Nebraska,
U.S.A.
• Monterey Canyon, California,
U.S.A.
• Monterey Bay, California,
U.S.A.
• San Andreas Fault, California,
U.S.A.
• Yosemite National Park,
California, U.S.A.
• Glacier Point, California,
U.S.A.
• Rancho Le Brea Tar Pits,
California, U.S.A.
• Half Dome, California,
U.S.A.
• Bridalveil Fall, California,
U.S.A.
• Kings Canyon, California,
U.S.A.
• Lake Tahoe, California,
U.S.A.
• Joshua Tree National
Park, California, U.S.A.
• Giant Redwoods, California,
U.S.A.
• Mono Lake and Craters,
California, U.S.A.
• Channel Islands, California,
U.S.A.
• Death Valley national
Park, California, U.S.A.
• Vernal Pools, California,
U.S.A.
• Bristlecone Pine, California,
U.S.A.
• Mount Lassen, California,
U.S.A.
• Beaches of Southern
California, U.S.A.
• Monument Valley, California,
U.S.A.
• Arches National Park,
California, U.S.A.
• Great Salt Lake, Utah,
U.S.A.
• Canyonlands National
Park, Utah, U.S.A.
• Dead Horse Point State
Park, Utah, U.S.A
• Zion Canyon, Utah, U.S.A.
• Natural Bridges, Utah,
U.S.A.
• Hoodoos, Colorado/Utah,
U.S.A.
• Bryce Canyon, Utah,
U.S.A
• Thor's hammer, Utah,
U.S.A.
• The Mittens, Utah, Arizona,
U.S.A.
• Dinosaur National Monument,
Utah/Colorado, U.S.A.
• Black Canyon of the
Gunnison, Colorado, U.S.A.
• Great Sand Dunes National
Park, Colorado, U.S.A.
• Florissant Fossil Beds,
Colorado, U.S.A.
• Cave of the Winds, Colorado,
U.S.A.
• Delaware Bay, Delaware
/ New Jersey U.S.A.
• Natural Bridge, Virginia,
U.S.A.
• Mammoth Caves, Kentucky,
U.S.A.
• Huachuga Mountains,
Arizona, U.S.A.
• Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona,
U.S.A
• Grand Canyon, Arizona,
U.S.A.
• Petrified Forest National
Park, Arizona, U.S.A.
• The Painted Desert,
Arizona, U.S.A.
• Saguaro National Park,
Arizona, U.S.A.
• Antelope Canyon, Arizona,
U.S.A.
• Canyon De Chelly National
Monument, Arizona, U.S.A.
• Chiricahua National
Monument, Arizona, U.S.A.
• Kartchner Caverns, Arizona,
U.S.A.
• Meteor Crater, Arizona,
U.S.A.
• The Sonoran Desert,
Arizona, U.S.A.
• Bisti Badlands, New
mexico, U.S.A.
• Bandera Ice Caves, New
Mexico, U.S.A.
• White Sands national
Monument, U.S.A.
• City of Rocks, New mexico,
U.S.A.
• Shiprock Peak, New Mexico,
U.S.A.
• The Kneeling Nun, New
Mexico, U.S.A.
• Blue Hole, New Mexico,
U.S.A.
• Lechuguilla Cave, New
Mexico, U.S.A.
• Cimarron Canyon, New
Mexico, U.S.A.
• The Valley of Fires,
New Mexico, U.S.A.
• Carlsbad Caverns, New
Mexico, U.S.A.
• Las Huertas Canyon,
New Mexico, U.S.A.
• Slaughter Canyon Cave,
New Mexico, U.S.A.
• Soda Dam, New Mexico,
U.S.A.
• The Lost Sea, Tennessee,
U.S.A.
• Natural Bridge Caverns,
Texas, U.S.A.
• The Basin of the Chisis
Mountains, Texas, U.S.A.
• Big Cypress National
Preserve, Florida, U.S.A.
• Everglades national
park, Florida, U.S.A.
• Ponce De Leon Spring,
Florida, U.S.A.
• Paricutin Volcano, Michoacan,
Mexico • Yucatan Penninsula,
Mexico • La Bufadora,
Baja California, Mexico •
Garcia Caves, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
• Copper Canyon, Chihuahua,
Mexico • Sistema Cheve,
Oaxaca, Mexico • Butterfly
Trees, Mexico • Baja
California Penninsula, Mexico
Guatemala
• Pacaya Volcano, Escuintla,
Guatemala • Fuego Volcano,
Chimaltenango, Guatemala
• Santa Maria Volcano, Quetzaltenango,
Guatemala
Belize
• Blue Hole National Park,
Cayo, Belize • Guanacaste
National Park, Cayo, Belize
• Barton Creek Cave, Cayo,
Belize • Thousand-Foot
Falls, Cayo, Belize •
Belize Barrier Reef, Belize
El
Salvador
• Motecristo-Trifinio
Cloud Forest, El Salvador
• Lake Yojoa, Santa Barbara,
Honduras • Santa Ana
& Izalco Volcanoes, Santa
Ana, El Salvador •
Algeria lake, Usulutan, El Salvador
Nicaragua
• Momotombo Volcano, Leon,
Nicaragua • Lake Nicaragua,
Rio San Juan, Nicaragua
Costa
Rica
• Poas Volcano, Alajuela,
Costa Rica • Sand Dune
Volcano, Alajuela, Costa Rica
• Barra Honda Caves,
Guancaste, Costa Rica •
Playa Ostional, Guanacaste, Costa
Rica • Cosos Island,
Guanacaste, Costa Rica •
Mout Chirripo, Cartago, Costa
Rica • Turtle National
Park, Limon, Costa Rica •
Corcovado National Park, Puntarenas,
Costa Rica
Bahamas
• Bimini Wall, Bimini,
Bahamas
• Blue Holes, Bahamas
Cuba
• Peace Waterfall,
Heredia, Costa Rica
• Vinales Valley, Pinar
Del Rio, Cuba
• Bellmar Caves, Matanzas,
Cuba
• El Nicho Falls, Cienfuegos,
Cuba
Dominica
• Waterfalls of Dominica,
St. Patrick, Dominica •
Boiling lake, St. Patrick, Dominica
Grand
Cayman
• Stingray City, North
Sound, Grand Cayman •
Bolw Holes, East End, Grand Cayman
Jamaica
• Cockpit Country, St.
Elizabeth, Jamaica •
Dunn's River Falls, St. Ann, Jamaica
• Blue Lagoon, Portland
Jamaica
Puerto
Rico
• Caribbean National Forest,
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico •
Karst Country, Isabela, Puerto
Rico • Guanica State
Forest, Guanica, Puerto Rico
• Mosquiti Bay, Vieques,
Puerto Rico
Virgin
Islands
• Virgin Gorda Baths,
British Virgin Islands
St.
Lucia
Montserrat
• Diamond Falls, Soufriere,
St. Lucia • The Pitons,
Soufiere, St. Lucia
• Soufriere Hills Volcano,
Montserrat
St.
Vincent
Guadeloupe
• Mount Soufriere,
St. Vincent
•
Carbet Falls, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
• Mout Pelee, Le Precheur,
Guadeloupe
Grenada
Martinique
• Grand Etang, St. Andrew,
Grenada • Mount Carmel
Waterfalls, St. Andrew, Grenada
