Natural Wonders 自然奇迹

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:33:35

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Milford Sound

One of New Zealand's best-known tourist attractions, Milford Sound attracts about 500,000 visitors each year, and features rocky cliffs, cascading waterfalls and dense forests.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:35:13

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Black Forest

Located east of the Rhine River, between the towns of Karlsruhe, Germany and Basel, Switzerland, Black Forest offers areas jam-packed with evergreens and open farmland. "It’s not nature wild and remote, but bucolic and picturesque," according to Lonely Planet's Web site.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:36:06

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Angel Falls

The highest waterfall in the world, Angel Falls is located in Venezuela, along the border with Brazil. The waterfall boasts a height of more than 3,200 feet.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:36:29

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Vesuvius

It is the only volcano on Europe's mainland to have eruped in the past 100 years, but Italy's Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in 79 AD. The explosion and its aftermath destroyed the city of Pompeii.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:36:57

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Halong Bay

Because of its abundance of precipitation, most of the islands of Halong Bay are uninhabited. Located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam, it features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:37:27

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Dead Sea

The shoreline surrounding the Dead Sea sits at 1,200 feet below sea level and is the lowest piece of dry land in the world. Environmental organizations warn that the Dead Sea, which sits with the West Bank, Palestine and Isreal to the west and Jordan to the east, will disappear in 50 years if its level continues to drop at the current rate.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:37:45

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El Yunque

Puerto Rico's 28,000-acre El Yunque National Forest is the only tropical rain forest in the United States National Forest System.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:38:07

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Grand Canyon

This well-known and frequently visited U.S. National Park runs a mile deep, averages 10 miles wide and was carved out over the past 6 million years.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:38:50

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Mud volcanoes

It is estimated that 300 of the planet's estimated 700 mud volcanoes are found in Gobustan, Azerbaijan and the Caspian Sea. In Azerbaijan, eruptions are driven from a deep mud reservoir which is connected to the surface even during dormant periods, when seeping water still shows a deep origin.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:39:20

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Puerto Princesa Underground River

The subterranean river, located in the Philippines, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and winds about 5 miles into the South China Sea.

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