The wonders of nature

The waterfall was discovered in the early XX century by the explorer Ernesto Sanchez La Cruz

the world's highest waterfall, the total height is 979 meters, the height of the continuous fall is 807 meters. Named in honor of pilot James Angel (born Angel), which flew over the waterfall in 1933.

In 1994, UNESCO made Canaima National Park, and therefore falls, a World Heritage Site

Angel Falls

Angel Falls

Kaieteur - waterfall, located on the river Potaro in western Guyana, near the border with Venezuela. This is one of the largest waterfalls in the world. Height of the waterfall is 226 meters, which means that it is about 5 times higher than Niagara Falls in North America and 2 times higher than the Victoria Falls in Africa. Kaieteur is not only one of the highest, but also the most powerful waterfall in the world. Every second he spends more than 1263 cubic meters of water, which is almost 2 times higher than Niagara. The waterfall is located in the eponymous national park, which covers an area around the falls.

Kaieteur

Victoria

-is Falls on the Zambezi River in Southern Africa .It is located on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. ShirinVodopad Victoria is one of the main attractions of South Africa, belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage. It is located on the border of the two national parks - "Rumbling Smoke» («Mosi-oa-Tunya») in Zambia "Victoria Falls" in Zimbabwe.Victoria - is the only waterfall in the world, with more than 100 meters in height and more than a kilometer in shirinu.a waterfall - about 1,800 meters, height - 108 meters.

Victoria

Iguazu Falls

Is a set of waterfalls on the Iguazu River located on the border of Brazil (Paraná) and Argentina (Misiones province).The falls are on the border of Argentine and Brazilian national parks "Iguazu". Both parks were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List (in 1984 and 1986, respectively). In 2011, the results of global competition Iguazu Falls were considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The complex has a width of 2.7 km and includes about 270 separate waterfalls. The drop height of the water reaches 82 meters, but most falls just over 60 meters. The largest waterfall - is"Devil's Throat » (Spanish Gargantuan del Diablo) - U-shaped cliff width of 150 and a length of 700 meters. This fall marks the boundary between Brazil and Argentina.

Iguazu Falls

glacier, the largest on the island of Iceland. It is located Located in the southeastern part of the island with a 8% of its territory, or 8133 km ². By volume of Vatnajökull is the largest in Europe, and the territory - is the third (after the North Island Glacier and Glacier Eustfonna).

Vatnajökull (Ватнайёкюдль )

Vatnajökull (Ватнайёкюдль )

Canyon is in Montenegro, one of the attractions of the country.Tara Gorge stretches along a length of about 80 km, depth - 1300 m is the deepest canyon in Europe and in the world second only to the Grand Canyon in the USA.Canyon is located between the mountains and the Dormitory Sinyaevina on one side, and Lyubishnya Zlatni Boor and on the otherside, as part of the Dormitory National Park. The territory of the park canyon Dumitor is listed as a World Heritage Site.In 1937, Dzhurdzhevicha bridge was built over the canyon, which has long been the only road linking the north and south of Montenegro. Canyon also popular for rafting

Tara river canyon

Tara river canyon

Everest, Sagarmatha

(8848 m) -is the highest peak in the Himalayas world .It's situated, in the ridge-Mahalangur Himal. Everest shaped three-sided pyramid, southern slope steeper. On the southern slope, and side snow and firn are not kept, so that they are exposed. Height Northeast shoulder 8393 m height from bottom to top of about 3550 m

Everest, Sagarmatha

Olympusis the highest mountain in Greece When the highest peaks of Olympus referred Mitikas (2918 m), chips (2912 m) and Stephanie (2905 m), Olympus is not only a historical and mythological character, but also a natural monument. Located within the Nome Pieria and partly within the Nome-Larissa Thessaly, Olympus National Park is characterized by a huge biodiversity. Here there are 1,700 species of plants, which corresponds to 25% of all species found in Greece. 23 of them - are endemic, that is, living here only. The fauna is represented by 8 species of amphibians, 22 species of reptiles, 32 species of wild mammals, 136 species of birds.

Olympus

Blanccrystalline massif, whose height is 4810 meters. It's located in the Western Alps, outside the Alps mountain system. It's located on the border between France and Italy in the regions of Haute-Savoie and Courmayeur. It is the highest point in Western Europe. Length is about 50 km. Glaciation area of over 200 km ², the largest glacier Mer de Glace. The center of climbing.

Blanc