Sunday, July 13, 2014

Top Ten | Lesser Known Natural Wonders

ABC Reiew 10 Lesser Known Natural WondersSome are breathtaking, some are seemingly impossible. Did you know these ten natural wonders existed? 1 | The Gates of Hell, TurkmenistanLocated in the middle of the desert, a crater has been ablaze non-stop for around 40 years, caused when natural gas was set on fire. Wikipedia.The Gates of Hell, Turkmenistan 2 | Southwestern Slot Canyons, United StatesNarrow fissures carved into rock by millenia of wind and water erosion. The longest, Bucksin Gulch, stretches for 12 miles. Wikipedia.Southwestern Slot Canyons, United States 3 | Tsingy of Bemaraha, MadagascarA forest made from limestone needles. It's so dense that it's virtually impenetrable to humans. Wikipedia.Tsingy of Bemaraha, Madagascar 4 | Belize Barrier Reef, BelizeThe largest Barrier Reef in the Western hemisphere. It's thought 90% of its species remain undiscovered. Wikipedia. 5 | Grand Prismatic Spring, United StatesThe third-largest hot spring in the world. Its remarkable colors are produced by algae and bacteria. Wikipedia.Grand Prismatic Spring, United States 6 | Wulingyuan National Park, ChinaHome to over 3.000 gigantic sandstone columns, many over 200m high. Used to be an ancient tropical sea floor. Wikipedia.Wulingyuan National Park, Chin 7 | Namib Desert, NamibiaThought to be the oldest desert in the world. It's home to huge sand dunes, some measured 380m high. Wikipedia.Namib Desert, Namibia 8 | Salar de Uyuni, BoliviaMeasuring 4000 square miles, this is the world's biggest salt flat. Difficult to reach, it sits 3.7km high in the Andes. When it rains, it becomes the earth's largest mirror. Wikipedia.Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia 9 | Richat Structure, MauritaniaA mysterious 50km-wide geological feature in the Sahara desert. Believed to be caused by uplift and erosion rather than a meteor. It's known as the "Eye of the Sahara." Wikipedia.Richat Structure, Mauritania 10 | Socotra Archipelago, YemenAn extremely isolated landform- around 33% of its plant life is found nowhere else on earth. Wikipedia.Socotra Archipelago, YemenWould you visit any of these places? Which ones? Our travel specialists would love to help you get there.Cheers,Cadence Travel Management