GRAND CANYON:
GRAND CANYON United States: 277 miles long, 1 mile deep, 18 miles wide.
VICTORIA FALLS:
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:
NORTHERN LIGHTS Aka Aurora
Borealis/Australis/
Polaris
Charged Particles
Excited gas molecules
Reaction to Solar Wind
PARICUTIN:
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:
GREAT BARRIER REEF Located off East Coast of Australia
Largest deposit of coral
1250 miles long
EVEREST:
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:
RIO DE JANERIO Aka River of January
Portuguese 1st to see the bay in 1502
Sugar Loaf Mountain juts 1,325` from the bay
TO BE CONTINUED…:
TO BE CONTINUED… WITH THE OTHER WONDERS OF THE WORLD INCLUDING WONDERFUL PHYSICAL, MANMADE, AND HUMAN WONDERS!!!