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Ha Long, Bay of the Descending Dragon
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in the northeastern part of Vietnam in Quảng Ninh province. It is the country’s pride, and Vietnamese consider it the Eight Wonders of the world. Ha Long literally means descending dragons. The bay features thousands of karsts and isles.
Ha Long Bay features some 1,600 limestone islands and...
Rock Formation of Cappadocia
Cappadocia is the common name of the plains and mountainous region of eastern central Anatolia around the upper and middle reaches of the river Kizilirmak. It’s name is said to be derived from Hittite language, Katpatuka, which means land of the beautiful horses.
A beautiful rock formation of Cappadocia. Source: http://flickr.com/photos/terdata
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World’s Natural Wonders Video – Part 1
I decided to share the world’s natural wonders I posted last month via YouTube. I plan to make it monthly. So it check here monthly for new videos.
Mekong River, Asia’s 7th Longest River
The Mekong river is the 11th longest river in the world. It run in six countries – China’s Yunnan province, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. With it’s length of 4,350 kilometers, it is the 7th longest river in Asia. It discharges an estimated of 475 km3/114 cu mi of freshwater to the sea annually and it drains an area of...
Amazon River, World’s Largest River
The Amazon river is the largest and the second longest river in the world. It is so huge that it covers six countries, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Ecuador. It has the largest drainage basin in the world and accounts for approximately one fifth of the world’s total river flow.
During the dry season, the river covers and area...
Guilin Mountains, The Spectacular Misty Mountains
The Chinese city of Guilin is home of the Guilin Mountains – the spectacular misty mountains in all shapes and sizes that rises out of the water to form dramatic settings. These mist-shrouded limestone mountains was carved by the Li River. Today, the city of Guilin attracts innumerable tourists because of its unique landscape. Until the end of...
Jeita Grotto
The Jeita Grotto of Lebanon is a compound of crystallized caves located 20 km north of Beirut, Lebanon in the Valley of Nahr al-Kalb or Dog River. This grotto complex is composed of two caves – the upper galleries and lower cave. The upper galleries was discovered in 1958 by Lebanese speleologists, while the lower cave where an underground 6230-meters-long...
Cedars of Lebanon
The Cedars of Lebanon are evergreen coniferous trees growing up to 40 meters tall, with trunk of up to 2.5 meters in diameter. In early days, the Mount Lebanon chain used to be almost completely covered with cedars. These trees has always been a national emblem of Lebanon, in fact a cedar tree is in the middle of the Lebanese flag.
Since ancient times,...
Iguazu Falls, Argentina’s Top Tourist Attraction
Iguazu Falls is one of Argentina’s top tourist attraction and the most visited place in the Argentinian province of Misiones. In guarani language, the term “Iguazú” means “great waters”.
The falls was discovered in 1541 by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and established as Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. It...
Sundarbans, World’s Largest Mangrove Forest
Located between Bangladesh and India, Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest. It lies in the mouth of the Ganges river and is composed of mangrove forests, swamps and forest island all interwoven in a network of small rivers and streams. It covers an area of approximately 10,000 square kilometers.
Sundarbans is home to the Royal Bengal...
Cox’s Bazar Beach, World’s Longest Natural Beach
The Cox’s Bazar Beach is considered the longest natural beach in the world. Situated in the town of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, this unbroken 125 km sandy beach is one f Bangladesh’s major tourist attraction.
It is also known as “Panowa”, meaning “yellow flower” It was first named as “Palongkee”...
Angel Falls, World’s Highest Waterfall
The Angel Falls is the world’s highest waterfall at 979 meters and also the world’s highest single drop at 807 meters. It is located in the Canaima National Park, in the Gran Sabana region of Bolivar State, Venezuela.
Angel falls is so high that the water falling from it turns into mist before hitting the ground because of strong winds....
The Matterhorn, the Pyramid-shaped Mountain
The Matterhorn is not the highest mountain in the Alps, but it is the most recognizable because of it’s shape. It has four very marked ridges and faces that makes it look like a pyramid. The four faces are steep, and only small patches of snow and ice cling to them as regular avalanche clears it and deposits the snow on it’s foot.
It towers...
Ayers Rock, Australia’s Most Recognisable Natural Icon
Ayers Rock, also called Uluru by the Aborigines of Australia, is located in the southern part of the Northern Territory, central Australia. It is a large sandstone rock formation that protrude in the earth’s surface.
Ayers Rock is one of Australia’s most recognisable natural icons. It stands 348 meter but most of its bulk is below the ground,...
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