The 7 wonders of nature: exceptional phenomena

There are many natural landscapes in the countries of the world that are remarkable both by their formation and by their beauty. We'll show you seven.

There are already rankings that bring together the most extraordinary buildings on the planet either at the Ancient era or to modern era . But there are in the nature of sites and phenomena that deserve the title of wonders of the world. A list was then established in 1997 to highlight them. Let's immediately discover the 7 natural places that have been selected.

1. The Grand Canyon (United States)

The Grand Canyon is located in the northwest of Arizona and represents a great tourist attraction every year in the United States. It is a protected territory, since it is part of an exceptional nature reserve of 4,927 km2. Its landscape and richness in flora and fauna are full of surprises in all seasons. Dans this article , many photos of the Grand Canyon are gathered together.

2. The Great Barrel Barrier (Australia)

The Great Barrel Barrier extends off the coast Australia and has a total of 900 islands. Its particularity, in addition to its impressive maritime biodiversity, is that it can be seen from space and that it is the largest structure created by living organisms. Its reliefs have original aspects, there is one that is very famous because it has a form of heart .

3. Guanabara Bay, Brazil

Guanabara Bay is located on the Brazilian coast, at the level of the city Rio de Janeiro . It extends over a long distance and enters the land for about thirty kilometers. At the entrance of the bay, the depth of the water already reaches 17 meters from what to give vertigo to some swimmers.

4. Mount Everest (Nepal and China)

Everest is a mountain located in the Himalayas chain, on the border between Nepal and China. With its 8,848 meters of altitude makes him the highest world summit above sea level. The lovers of climbing and hiking meet in order to climb there despite the fact that climbing is very difficult, especially because of the climatic conditions (cold, glacial wind...) and the large number of tourists weaken the terrain.

5. Polar aurora

A polar aurora is a luminous phenomenon that is characterized by color veils in the night sky. It occurs when solar particles are at very high altitudes. The green is the shade that tends to appear most regularly. The aurora bear a different name depending on their geographical location: in the northern hemisphere are Northern , while in the southern hemisphere these are southern aurora.

6. Paricutín (Mexico)

Paricutín is one of the youngest volcanoes in Earth. He was born in Mexico on February 20, 1943 during an eruption that lasted nine years. Its steep slopes reach heights of 3,170 metres and it is always very impressive to see lava castings, because it is a very powerful phenomenon.

7. Victoria Falls (Zambia and Zimbabwe)

Victoria Falls are one of the most spectacular waterfalls of the world. They are located on the Zambèze River and are about 1,700 metres wide, and a height that can reach a maximum of 108 metres. Their power is impressive and forms a majestic landscape especially since the presence of water often leads to the formation of rainbows .

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