The world is so beautiful. There are so many wonderful things that amaze people around the
world. There are some wondering things that are man-made and there are some amazing things that
are naturally created. In today's episode, we will look at the top 10 natural wonders of the world,
which are visited by thousands of tourists every year.
Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat at over 10,000 sq km in area.
It is in the Daniel Campos Province in Potosí in southwest Bolivia. The Salar was formed as
a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes that existed around 40,000
years ago but had all evaporated over time. It is now covered by a few meters of salt crust,
which has an extraordinary flatness with the average elevation variations. The crust
serves as a source of salt and covers a pool of brine which is exceptionally rich in lithium.
Iguazú Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones
and the Brazilian state of Paraná. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu.
The Iguazu River rises near the heart of the city of Curitiba.
Most of the falls are on the Argentine side. Below its confluence with the San Antonio River,
the Iguazu River forms the border between Argentina and Brazil. These Falls experience
a humid subtropical climate with abundant precipitation and high temperatures.
Preikestolen or Pulpit Rock is a tourist attraction in the municipality of Strand,
Norway. Pulpit Rock is a steep cliff that rises 604 meters above Lysefjorden. Atop the cliff,
there is an almost flat top of approximately 25 by 25 meters. Tourism at the site has been
increasing in the early 21st century, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors in 2012,
making it one of the most visited natural tourist attractions in Norway. Due to its
increased popularity, the most used path to the site was improved by Nepalese Sherpas.
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is a national forest park located in Zhangjiajie,
Hunan Province, China. It is one of several national parks within the Wulingyuan Scenic Area.
In 1982, the park was recognized as China's first national forest park with an area of 4,810
hectares. In 1992, Wulingyuan was officially recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The most notable geographic features of the park are the pillar-like formations
that are seen throughout the park.
Wadi Rum or Valley of the Moon is a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock in southern
Jordan 60 km to the east of Aqaba, Jordan. Wadi Rum has been inhabited by many human cultures
since prehistoric times. The area is centered on the main valley of Wadi Rum. The highest elevation
in Jordan is Jabal Umm ad Dami at 1,840 m high, located 30 kilometers south of Wadi Rum village.
It is one of Jordan's most popular tourist sites and it is also the home to the Zalabieh tribe.
The Serengeti ecosystem is a geographical region in Africa, spanning northern
Tanzania. The protected area within the region includes approximately 30,000 sq km of land.
The Serengeti hosts the second largest terrestrial mammal migration in the world,
which helps secure it as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa.
The Serengeti is also renowned for its large lion population
and is one of the best places to observe feelings of pride in its natural environment.
Pamukkale is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey.
The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing of thermal spring water.
The ancient Greek city of Hierapolis was built on top of the travertine formation
which is in total about 2,700 meters long, 600 m wide and 160 m high. It can be seen from the
hills on the opposite side of the valley in the town of Denizli, 20 km away. People have
visited the area for thousands of years, due to the attraction of the thermal pools.
Hạ Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quảng Ninh Province,
Vietnam. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes and sizes.
Ha Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bai Tu Long Bay to the northeast,
and Cát Bà Island to the southwest. These larger zones share similar geological,
geographical, geomorphological, climate, and cultural characteristics.
Hạ Long Bay has an area of around 1,553 km2 or 600 sq m.
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States.
It was established by the United States Congress and signed into law by President.
The park is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially the Old
Faithful geyser, one of its most popular. Yellowstone spans an area of 3,468.4 sq mi,
and hundreds of species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and amphibians live here.
In 1978, Yellowstone was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
An aurora or the Northern Lights is a natural light display in Earth's sky,
predominantly seen in high-latitude regions around the Arctic and Antarctic.
Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals,
or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky. Auroras are the result of disturbances in
the magnetosphere caused by solar wind. Major disturbances result from enhancements in the
speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections.