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     The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef world. It is situated off Queensland, Australia. It covers 2 600 km from Bundaberg to the tip of Cape York. Covering an area of 350 000 km ², it can be seen from space. By comparison, Germany has an area of 357 000 km ². The Great Barrier Reef has more than 2 000 islands and reefs around 3 000 of all kinds. It can be seen near the coast, but the most spectacular are some 50 km offshore. It is listed as...

  Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular natural monuments on Earth, being crossed by the Colorado River, for millions of years. The Grand Canyon National Park is located in northwestern Arizona. The Grand Canyon was carved by the Colorado River in the plateau of the same name. The huge canyon is 445 kilometers long and about 25 km width, while the height is more than 1500 meters.   Founded in 1919, the park is visited annually by more than four mill...

Salto Angel or Salto del Angel (Angel Falls) is located in southeastern Venezuela, by those of his 978 meters, the tallest waterfall in the world (with a step of 805 m). The locals called it Kerekupai-Meru Bounce deepest meaning. Region located in Gran Sabana, Angel Falls is the most isolated in Venezuela and maybe the world. Completely inaccessible by road, Angel will give a choice: either risk a few days climbing, rafting, climbing and based on either hire a pilot to take you to the right p...

  Aurora borealis or "Northern Lights" is the name given phenomenon and impressive light show which can be seen in the northern regions of countries such as Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Alaska and Canada. Never the same, aurora borealis can be seen most often in September and October, March or April. This phenomenon is often described as the greatest natural light show.     The mystery of their creation has always intrigued scienti...

  Niagara Falls is one of the most spectacular natural miracles of the North American continent. Niagara Falls is a waterfall assembly located on the border between northern state of New York and Ontario in Canada. Lake Erie is connected with Lake Ontario via the Niagara River with a difference of 58 m, the water being separated into two arms of the Island "Goat Island" (Goats Island). On the North American waterfall has a width of 363 m water waterfall fall from 21 meters...

    Victoria Falls lies on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The locals call it Mosi-oa-Tunya = thundering smoke, caused by spraying water due to fog, mist which rises to over 30 meters were observed at distances greater than 30 km. Cataracts fall into the Zambezi river from a height of 110 m, but Victoria is the largest waterfall in the world, due to its width of 1708 m. Some say that, in competition with the pyramids of Egypt, with Safari in Kenya and other wonders, Nia...

  Everest is the highest peak on our planet, with an altitude of 8848 meters and it is part of the Himalayan Mountains. The peak seems to unite with the sky and it is located on the border between China and Nepal. Mountain's Tibetan name, Chomolungma has several equivalents: "Goddess-Mother of the World", "Goddess of Snow Mountains" or "mountain so high that no birds fly over it", the Nepali name Sagarmatha tip is. In 1852 it was measured for the first ...

  Gunung Mulu National Park in Borneo has the largest and most spectacular caves in the world system. Unique network of caverns beneath the Gunung Mulu National Park, in Sarawak, Borneo, holds the record for the largest room (enclosure Sarawak), the most voluminous system (Clearwater) and the widest passage (Cave deer) of all chains caves of the world. Many of the caves are illuminated, and visitors can see the waterfalls high up to 180 meters inside them. Every evening, more than a...