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꿈꾸는 구름 나그네 2015. 12. 17. 22:02

 

 

 

1. Salar de Uyuni or Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt desert in the world is located in Bolivia.

It is located at an altitude of 3 653 meters above sea level about 40 thousand years ago,

 the salar de Uyuni has been a part of Lake Minchin.

As a result of climate change Lake beginning to dry out, and after him there were only Lake Uru Uru and

lake Poopó-and two salt desert Salar de Uyuni and Kojpasa.

2. The great barrier reef is the largest coral reef in the world.

It is located off the coast of Australia and is the largest natural object on Earth, which is made up of billions of tiny organisms,

and which is visible even from space.

3. Canadian Rocky Mountains-ora in Western Canada — are part of the Pacific Cordillera.

Their beauty is so struck by the staff of the world Organization of UNESCO that the four protected areas Canadian Rocky Mountains

 were inscribed on the World Heritage list of cultural and natural objects.

4. Atacama — Misty desert in South America is located in northern Chile.

This is the driest desert in the world, its some areas rainfall only once in several decades.

And the locals to collect water use contraption device — "tumanouloviteli" —

on its walls the fog condenses and drains into the barrel per day can raise about 18 liters of water.

5. Milford Sound Piopiotahi or is a Bay on the South Island of New Zealand, the formation of which began during the ice age.

The famous English writer — Rudyard Kipling — called it "the eighth wonder of the world».

6. The Grand Canyon in the United States is the deepest Canyon in the world — was formed within ten million years.

 You can find the watch 4-x geological eras of our planet.

It is believed that the rock carvings found in the Grand Canyon, the Indians were made about 3-x thousands of years ago.

This object is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Every year it is visited by about 4 million tourists.

7. Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world is located in the rainforest of Venezuela.

Its waters flow from the slopes of Mount Auântepui.

The height of the water fall is so large — more than 800 — before reaching the Earth's surface, it turns into the fog.

8. The Plitvice Lakes is a very picturesque place in Croatia, which consists of 16-minute large lakes, 140-Ka-20 minute waterfalls and caves. On the territory of Plitvickogo National Park grows preserved since ancient times, pine and beech forest,

which has an amazing ability to heal itself.

This is a unique place on Earth is one of the few where every year there are new waterfalls.

9. Lake or Lake District is a nature reserve in the County of Cumbria in North-West England, which stretches for 55 kilometers in width.

 Scenic Lake and mountain landscapes have made this place one of the most popular recreation areas in the uk.

10. The Namib desert is mainly in Namibia in Southwest Africa, off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

Its area is more than one hundred thousand square kilometers and almost uninhabited.

 Namib in translation from the language of the NAMA means "place where there is nothing."

It is the oldest desert in the world, that there are about 80 million years, i.e. it was formed at the time of the dinosaurs.