10 Geological Wonders

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10 Geological Wonders you didnt know, may be..The Wave ( b et w e en A r iz o n a a n d U t a h - US A )

A red-rock stunner on the border of Arizona and Utah , The Wave is made of 190-million-year-old sand dunes that have turned to rock. This little-known

formation is accessible only on foot via a three-mile hike and highly regulated.


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Antelope Canyon ( Ar i z ona - USA )

The most visited and photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest, theAntelope Canyon is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. It includes two

separate, photogenic slot canyon sections, referred to individually as Upper

Antelope Canyon --or The Crack-- and Lower Antelope Canyon --or TheCorkscrew.

The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tse' bighanilini, which means"the place where water runs through rocks." Lower Antelope Canyon is

Hasdestwazi, or "spiral rock arches." Both are located within the LeChee Chapterof the Navajo Nation.


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Great Blue Hole ( Bel ize )

Part ofthe Lighthouse Reef System, The Great Blue Hole lies approximately 60miles off the mainland out of Belize City . A large, almost perfectly circular hole

approximately one quarter of a mile (0.4 km) across, its one of the mostastounding dive sites to be found anywhere on earth. Inside this hole,the water is480 feet (145 m) deep and it is the depth of water which gives the deep blue color

that causes such structures throughout the world to be known as "blue holes."


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Eye of the Sahar a ( M a u r it a n i a )

This spectacular landform in Mauritania in the southwestern part of the Saharadesert is so huge with a diameter of 30 miles that it is visible from space. CalledRichat Structure --or the Eye of the Sahara -- the The formation was originally

thought to be caused by a meteorite impact but now geologists believe it is aproduct of uplift and erosion. The cause of its circular shape is stilla mystery.


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Blue Lake Cave ( Bra z i l )

Mato Grosso do Sul region in Brazil (and especially the quiet town of Bonito )boasts many marvelous underground lakes: Gruta do Lago Azul, Gruta do

Mimoso, Aqurio Natural. The world famous "Gruta do Lago Azul ( Blue LakeCave ) is a natural monument whose interior is formed by stalactites, stalagmites

and a huge and wonderful blue lake. The beauty of the lake is somethingimpressive. The Blue Lake Cave has a big variety of geologicalformationbut

impresses mainly for the deep blue colored water of its inside lake.


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Giants Causewa y( I r e la n d )

An area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, theGiants Causewayis aresult of an ancient volcanic eruption. Located on the north-east coast of

Northern Ireland , most of its columns are hexagonal, although there are alsosome with four, five, seven and eight sides. The tallest are about 12 meters (36 ft)

high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 meters thick in places. In a 2005poll of Radio Times readers, the causeway was named as the fourth greatest

natural wonder in the United Kingdom .


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Hell Gate ( U z b ek i s t a n )

Called by locals The Door to Hell , this place in Uzbekistan is situated near thesmall town of Darvaz . When geologists were drilling for gas, 35 years ago, theysuddenly found an underground cavern that was so big, all the drilling site withall the equipment and camps got deep deep under the ground. None dared to godown there because the cavern was filled with gas, so they ignited it so that nopoisonous gas could come out of the hole, and since then, it has been burning.Nobody knows how many tons of excellent gas has been burned for all those

years but it just seems to be infinite.


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Wa ve Rock( A u s t r a l ia )

TheWave Rockis a natural rock formation located in western Australia . It

derives its name from the fact that it is shaped like a tall breaking ocean wave.The total outcrop covers several hectares; the "wave" part of the rockis about 15meters high and approximately 110 meters long. One aspect of Wave Rock rarely

shown on photographs is the retaining wall about halfway up the rock. Thisfollows the contours and allows rainwater to be collected in a dam. It was

constructed in 1951 by the Public Works Department, and such walls are commonon many similar rocks in the wheatbelt.


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Chocolate Hills ( Ph i li pp i n e s )

Composed of around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the same sizespread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres (20 sq mi), this highly

unusual geological formation, called Chocolate Hills , is located in Bohol ,Philippines . There are a number of hypotheses regarding the formation of thehills. These include simple limestone weathering, sub-oceanic volcanism, the

uplift of the seafloor and a more recent theory which maintains that as an ancientactive volcano self-destructed, it spewed huge blocks of stone which were then

covered with limestone and later thrust forth from the ocean bed.

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