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SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD
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GRAND CANYON United States: 277 miles long, 1 mile deep, 18 miles wide.
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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
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NORTHERN LIGHTS Aka Aurora Borealis/Australis/ Polaris Charged Particles Excited gas molecules Reaction to Solar Wind
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PARICUTIN Newest Mountain! February 20, 1943 First Day = 25 feet Second Day = 164` First Week = 460` First Year = 1,100` Present = 1,350`
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GREAT BARRIER REEF Located off East Coast of Australia Largest deposit of coral 1250 miles long
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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
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RIO DE JANERIO o Aka River of January o Portuguese 1 st to see the bay in 1502 o Sugar Loaf Mountain juts 1,325` from the bay
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TO BE CONTINUED… WITH THE OTHER WONDERS OF THE WORLD INCLUDING WONDERFUL PHYSICAL, MANMADE, AND HUMAN WONDERS!!!
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