불가사의한 지구촌 10

1. It seems that the fire in the crater of Darwaza, never turns off.

This hole is called "the gates of hell, its diameter is 59 metres and depth is 19.

The crater is located in Turkmenistan, in the Kara Kum desert.

This is a real giant oven in which natural gas Burns for more than 40 years after Soviet geologists in the failed due to the drilling of the well and left

a hole filled with gas, decided to burn, so that he did not go out and not poisoned residents.

Geologists think that the fire will go out soon, but very wrong.

2. "Blue Grotto" on the Italian island of Capri is the grotto, which was formed by the leaching of limestone cliffs.

Penetrating natural light there highlights its various shades of blue. This Grotto was known under the name of Gradola.

It found the German Augusta Kopisch. This is probably the most popular attraction among tourists on Capri.

3. Known as "the great blue hole in Belize coral reef is one of the largest in the world.

 Its ecosystem is so complicated that researchers were able to examine only a tenth part of the living species of flora and fauna.

 This place is especially popular among divers.

4. unusual canyons carved in sandstone and calcareous rocks quickly flowing water, can be seen in the States of Utah and Arizona in the United States.

Some of them are only one meter wide, but about 30 meters deep.

It is considered the most beautiful Antelope Canyon, probably due to such unusual bright colors.

It is located on the reservation of the Navajo Indian tribe.

5. Mount Roraima (2810 meters above sea level) is located on the border of Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil in Canaima National Park.

Climb on this amazing mountain can be only a guide, and the path to the top will take at least 5 days.

Mount Roraima is considered one of the oldest geological formations on Earth.

6. Kalb ar-Riszat is reminiscent of the crater geological structure in the Sahara.

It is located about 25 km northeast of the city of Vadan in Mauritania.

Yet it is referred to as the "eye of the Sahara". Diameter of 45 kilometers, "eye" perfectly visible from space.

So to the end nobody knows how this structure is formed. At first it was thought that this meteorite crater, and now that it's not fully formed volcano.

7. complex of caves of JEITA Grotto (Jeita) in the Valley of the Dogs is the largest of the renowned rock caves in Lebanon.

Underground structures that rely on limestone pillars located near Beirut.

In these caves is one of the biggest stalactites on Earth — more than 8 metres in height.

7. complex of caves of JEITA Grotto (Jeita) in the Valley of the Dogs is the largest of the renowned rock caves in Lebanon.

Underground structures that rely on limestone pillars located near Beirut. In these caves is one of the biggest stalactites on Earth

 — more than 8 metres in height

8. is the Ngorongoro caldera of an extinct volcano, which is located in the northern part of Tanzania.

This crater is surrounded by three lakes: Lake Eyasi, Manyara, Natron.

Wetlands and Lake Magadi in the center of the crater is fed by the water of the river Lonyokie and Mung.

 It is the ideal habitat for many species of African animals.

To the bottom of the crater leads long, 3.2-kilometer road which is not repaired from 1959 onwards. The crater is part of the Ngorongoro nature reserve.

9. Valle de la Luna, or Valley of the Moon is the Argentine National Park and the place where were found the oldest remains of dinosaurs that lived

on this planet for about 230 million years ago.

Valle de la Luna is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its such an unusual form of rock that seem to pierce the sky, are obliged to vysekšim their winds.

This Park can be visited only in the presence of guards.

10. This amazing "Stone Forest" is located 120 km South-East from the city of Kunming in China.

In the Ming dynasty, these high Rocky spires called "the first wonder of the world".

He is currently listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Unusual forms towering cliffs, like growing trees or animals are the result of erosion that lasted millions of years.