SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD
GRAND CANYON
United States: 277 miles long, 1 mile deep, 18 miles wide.
VICTORIA FALLS
Located on the Zambezi River in Africa
328 foot drop into the Batoka Gorge
First European to see the falls, David Livingstone, named the falls for his Queen
NORTHERN LIGHTS
Aka Aurora
Borealis/Australis/
PolarisCharged ParticlesExcited gas moleculesReaction to Solar
Wind
PARICUTIN
Newest Mountain! February 20, 1943 First Day = 25 feet Second Day = 164` First Week = 460` First Year = 1,100` Present = 1,350`
GREAT BARRIER REEF Located off East Coast
of Australia Largest deposit of
coral 1250 miles long
EVEREST
Highest peak approximately 29,028`
Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay first reached its summit on May 29, 1953
Thousands attempted 700 succeeded 150 have died trying
RIO DE JANERIO
o Aka River of Januaryo Portuguese 1st to see
the bay in 1502o Sugar Loaf Mountain
juts 1,325` from the bay
TO BE CONTINUED…
WITH THE OTHER WONDERS OF THE WORLD INCLUDING WONDERFUL PHYSICAL, MANMADE, AND HUMAN
WONDERS!!!