Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Giants Causeway (Ireland)

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An area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the Giants Causewayis a result of an ancient volcanic eruption. Located on the north-east coast of Northern Ireland, most of its columns are hexagonal, although there are also some 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 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the causeway was named as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom.

Blue Lake Cave (Brazil)

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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, AquĆ”rio Natural. The world famous "Gruta do Lago Azul” (Blue Lake Cave) is a natural monument whose interior is formed by stalactites, stalagmites and a huge and wonderful blue lake. The beauty of the lake is something impressive. The Blue Lake Cave has a big variety of geologicalformation but impresses mainly for the deep blue colored water of its inside lake.

A Red-rock stunner

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

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