The Cliffs of Moher are many sea cliffs located in County Clare, Ireland. These beautiful billowing cliffs run for about 14 kilometres and are approximately 702 feet high. This blessing from Mother Nature has been the subject of so many folklore stories. The beautiful scenery has also appeared in numerous movies like The Princess Bride, where it was referred to as "The Cliffs of Insanity", Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Leap Year (2010).
The Sahara Dunes are made up of rust-red sand dunes, bleached white pans and navy blue sky. Sousslevlei is Namibia's most iconic landscape and houses Big Daddy which is the tallest dune there. However, the tallest dune in the world is Dune 7 and it stands at a whopping 1, 256 feet. This particular dune got its name because it is the seventh dune past the Tsauchab River, which runs through a part of the Namib Desert.
Victoria Falls, which is a popular center of attraction in Africa, is truly a magic to behold. It is a waterfall in Southern Africa on the Zambezi River which is located at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. The height of these waters is 355 feet at the center. It is so ethereal that it has been named one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The African people who live around the falls call it "Mosi-oa-Tunya" which means, "The Smoke that Thunders". Very fitting epithet, I think.
Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the Southwest of America and it includes two separate slot canyon sections: The Upper Antelope Canyon which is about 660 feet in length and the Lower Antelope Canyon which is 1,335 feet. Its depth is about 120 feet. This awe-inspiring sandstone slots are best visited between the end of March and early October. At this time, light beams that create a unique phenomenon when it enters the Upper Antelope Canyon can be seen clearly.
This peaceful, clear turquoise-blue lake bordered by beautiful white-topped mountains and plants is a glacially fed lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Its elevation is 6,183 feet approximately. it is sheltered in the Valley of Ten Peaks. No swimming or boating-except canoeing- is allowed.
Whitehaven Beach is known for its gloriously bright white sands which consists of the purest silica found in the world (98% silica). It is located in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef (to be discussed up this list). The beach stretches over seven kilometers and it is one of the world's most spectacular beaches. It is accessible by boat, seaplane and helicopter.
Iguazu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of Argentina and Brazil. It is 82 meters high, 150 metres wide and 700 metres long. it has long been one of Argentina's and Brazil's most popular tourist attractions. It is to those states what the Victoria Falls is to African Nations. The view is, for sure, nothing short of breathtaking.
Yup, a whole continent is on this list and it is not for nothing. As the site of the South Pole, this virtually uninhabited, ice-covered land mass is one of the few great wonders of the world that hold so many weird but fascinating facts. For instance, some parts of Antarctica has not had rain or snow for the past two million years. It is also the least populated continent with only 1,106 occupants. Locked in its four kilometer-thick ice sheet is an iconic history of what earth's climate was like millennia ago. Amazing!
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. It is composed of about 3,000 individual colourful reefs and 900 islands stretching over 2,300 kilometers. It is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is a major tourist attraction for divers and sea-lovers. This reef is so large that it is even visible from the moon. It is also the location of the wreck of the SS Yongala which sits on the sandy ocean floor 92 feet below the surface.
This wonderful, colourful river is no different from any other river for most of the year but from June through December, this river bursts into various vibrant colours. People have dubbed it, "The River where the Rainbow Drowned". Unlike other rivers, their one has smaller connected rivers where tourists can swim in. In the sun, the peculiarities of this amazing wonder of the world are seemingly endless. It is located in the Serrania de la Macarena province of Meta and it is 62 miles long.
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