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Welcome to BBC Earth, a place to explore the natural world through awe-inspiring documentaries, podcasts, stories and more.
- The 7 Natural Wonders of The World
- Mount Everest
- Paricutin Volcano
- The Grand Canyon
- Victoria Falls
- The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
- Great Barrier Reef
- Northern Lights
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The official list of the 7 Natural Wonders was compiled by CNN, the broadcasting network in collaboration with the Seven Natural Wonders organization.
Mount Everest, the highest peak on Earth at 8,848 meters (29,029 feet), is known as a formidable challenge for climbers. It is part of the Himalayan mountain range and straddles the China(Tibetan)-Nepalborder, with the summit marking the official boundary. Sixty million years went into forming this unmistakable wonder, and thus its geological compo...
The Parícutin Volcano in Michoacán, Mexico, a cinder cone volcano, emerged in 1943 in a farmer's field, marking a remarkable event in geological history. This volcano, which is the youngest in the Northern Hemisphere, grew rapidly to a height of 424 meters (1,391 feet) over a period of nine years. During its active phase, Parícutin released extensi...
The Grand Canyon, located in Arizona, United States, is a geological formation with extensive and detailed rock layers, revealing 1.2 billion years of Earth's history, including marine, nearshore, and desert environments. Formed over billions of years by the erosion of the Colorado River, the canyon spans 447 kilometers (277 miles) in length, reach...
Victoria Falls, straddling the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, is celebrated as one of the seven natural wonders of the world. This distinction comes from its status as the world's largest waterfall, a title derived from its impressive dimensions rather than its height or width alone. The falls stretch 1,708 meters (5,604 ft) wide and plunge 10...
The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, also known as Guanabara Bay, located in the southeast of Brazil, is renowned as the world's largest natural bay by volume— this distinction contributes to its status as one of the seven Natural Wonders of the world. The bay, covering 412 square kilometers with depths of up to 17 meters (56 feet), is flanked by notable ...
The Great Barrier Reef, located off Queensland, Australia in the Coral Sea, is the world's largest coral reef system, extending over 2,300 kilometers with 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands across 344,400 square kilometers of ocean. Renowned for its biological diversity, the reef is home to more than 1,500 fish species, 411 types of hard coral,...
The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, represent an extraordinary natural phenomenon, predominantly visible in polar regions, including the Arctic Circle. These lights manifest as a dynamic display of colors, primarily greens, blues, and purples, produced by the interaction of solar wind particles and atmospheric gases. The spectacle varies in in...
Crashing waterfalls, soaring heights, and atmospheric phenomena — our home planet knows how to keep a crowd's attention. These features are not simply geographic; they often interweave with the miracle of biological life found nowhere else in the Universe. Victoria Falls, for instance, is twice the experience thanks to greenery and exotic creatures...
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27 de nov. de 2015 · The 51 Most Beautiful Places in the World. From the Serengeti to the Grand Canyon. By Caitlin Morton. October 31, 2023. Marcreation/Unsplash. Massive glaciers, staggering mountains, plains dotted...
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We've picked 60 of the most beautiful places in the world to add to your list, from flamingo-pink lakes in Mexico to green ripples of rice paddies in Indonesia.
Nature is an inherent character or constitution, particularly of the ecosphere or the universe as a whole. In this general sense nature refers to the laws, elements and phenomena of the physical world, including life.
25 de abr. de 2024 · From wildlife migrations to waterfalls, caves to canyons, nature never fails to captivate and amaze us. So we asked former travel editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine James Fair to round-up the earth’s greatest natural wonders, which will literally take your breath away.
