Seven Natural Wonders of the World

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Seven Natural Wonders of the World

(Compiled by CNN)

• Aurora: or northern or southern lights. Usually occurs in the nights in the polar regions.
• Grand Canyon: massive steep sided gorge created by Colorado river in Arizona, USA.
• Great Barrier Reef: largest coral reef. It is located off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia in the Coral sea.
• Harbor of Rio de Janeiro: located around Rio de Janeiro. Harbor of Rio de Janerio is surrounded by unique mountains and formations.
• Mount Everest: highest point (29,029 feet tall) on the surface of the earth  located in Himalayan mountain ranges.
• Paricutin: cinder cone volcano in Mexico. Paricutin was named one of the seven natural wonders as an active volcano. The volcano has been dormant since the last eruption in 1952.
• Victoria Falls: it is also called Mosi-oa-Tunya (the smoke that thunders). Located in southern Africa on the borders of Zambia and Zimbabwe.  Water source of the fall is Zambezi river.

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