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SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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1 SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD

2 United States: 277 miles long, 1 mile deep, 18 miles wide.
GRAND CANYON United States: 277 miles long, 1 mile deep, 18 miles wide.

3 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

4 NORTHERN LIGHTS Aka Aurora Borealis/Australis/ Polaris
Charged Particles Excited gas molecules Reaction to Solar Wind

5 PARICUTIN Newest Mountain! February 20, 1943 First Day = 25 feet
Second Day = 164` First Week = 460` First Year = 1,100` Present = 1,350`

6 GREAT BARRIER REEF Located off East Coast of Australia
Largest deposit of coral 1250 miles long

7 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

8 RIO DE JANERIO Aka River of January
Portuguese 1st to see the bay in 1502 Sugar Loaf Mountain juts 1,325` from the bay

9 TO BE CONTINUED… WITH THE OTHER WONDERS OF THE WORLD INCLUDING WONDERFUL PHYSICAL, MANMADE, AND HUMAN WONDERS!!!


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