Saturday, June 28, 2014

Top 10 Most Unpopular Natural Wonders

Top 10 Most Unpopular Natural WondersNatural wonders are naturally beautiful because nature itself is beautiful and amazing. Created by an amazing God nature will always be the world's most beautiful place to go. If you are living in an urban place where buildings, roads, and different infrastructures are the only scenes, then why not take a vacation to a distant place with natural wonders. Nature can heal us emotionally, mentally and even spiritually. Realizing how beautiful nature is will enable you to realize how beautiful and amazing the one who created it - our God. The most popular wonders are the so called "Wonders of the World". But did you know that there are also wonders that are not popular yet they are very beautiful to see? And that's the top ten list that we have for this article - the top 10 most unpopular natural wonders of the world. Have some time to check and see the 10 listed wonders below.



TOP : 10
Wonder : The Gates of Hell
Location : Derweze, Turkmenistan
About : A crater that has been ablaze non-stop for around 40 years. Caused when natural gas was set on fire.

The Gates of Hell - Turkmenistan
The Gates of Hell - Turkmenistan



TOP : 9
Wonder : Southwestern Slot Canyons
Location : USA
About : Narrow fissures carved into rock by millenia of wind and water erosion. The longest, Buckskin Gulch, stretches for 12 miles.

Southwestern Slot Canyons
Southwestern Slot Canyons



TOP : 8
Wonder : Tsingy of Bemaraha
Location : Madagascar
About : A forest made from limestone needles. Its so dense that it's virtually impenetrable to humans.

Tsingy of Bemaraha
Tsingy of Bemaraha



TOP : 7
Wonder : Belize Barrier Reef
Location : Belize
About : The largest barrier reef in the Western hemisphere. It's thought 90% of its species remain undiscovered.

Belize Barrier Reef
Belize Barrier Reef



TOP : 6
Wonder : Grand Prismatic Spring
Location : USA
About : The third largest hot spring in the world. Its remarkable colors are produced by algae and bacteria.

Grand Prismatic Spring
Grand Prismatic Spring



TOP : 5
Wonder : Wulingyuan National Park
Place : China
About : Home to over 3,000 gigantic sandstone columns, many over 200 meter high. Used to be an ancient tropical sea floor.

Wulingyuan National Park
Wulingyuan National Park



TOP : 4
Wonder : Namib Desert
Location : Namibia
About : Thought to be the oldest desert in the world. Its home to huge sand dunes, some measuring 380 meters high.

Namib Desert
Namib Desert



TOP : 3
Wonder : Salar de Uyuni
Location : Bolivia
About : Measuring 4,000 square miles, this is the world's biggest salt flat. Difficult to reach, it sits 3.7 km high in the Andes.

Salar de Uyuni
Salar de Uyuni



TOP : 2
Wonder : Richat Structure
Location : Mauritania
About : A mysterious 50 km wide geological feature in the Sahara desert. Believed to be caused by uplift and erosion rather than a meteor.

Richat Structure
Richat Structure



TOP : 1
Wonder : Socotra Archipelago
Location : Yemen
About : An extremely isolated land form - around 33% of its plant life is found nowhere else on Earth.

Socotra Archipelago
Socotra Archipelago



Data Sources :
  • www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiWO-c6mst0
  • www.en.wikipedia.org
Photos Sources :
  • www.destinationspoint.com
  • www.mkirste.de
  • www.honestlywtf.com
  • www.travel.co.jp
  • www.cudaprirode.com
  • www.travelneu.com
  • www.absoluteafrica.com
  • www.boomsbeat.com
  • www.kuriositas.com
  • www.photorator.com
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Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.

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