Seven Natural Wonders (CNN)

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon is a canyon cliff-steep, carved by the Colorado River, in northern Arizona. This gulf is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and mostly located in the Grand Canyon National Park; one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt is one of the main supporters of the Grand Canyon area, visiting on several occasions to hunt mountain lion and enjoy the scenery incredible.

This gap, created by the Colorado River cutting a channel over millions of years, the length of approximately 446 km, with width ranging from 6 to 29 km and a depth of more than 1600 m. Nearly 2000 million years of Earth history has been interrupted by the Colorado River and tributaries sediment layer by layer as the Colorado Plateau began to rise.

Grand Canyon was first seen by Europeans in 1540, García López de Cárdenas from Spain. The first scientific expedition to the canyon was led by U.S. Major John Wesley Powell in the late 1870s. Powell pointed to the sedimentary rocks exposed in the gap as "leaves in a great story book". However, long before that time, this area has been inhabited by Native Americans who built a residence in the walls of this ravine.
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Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef is the largest collection of world's coral reefs are composed of approximately 3000 reefs and 900 islands, which stretches along 2,600 km. This reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia. Most of these coral areas, including parts of the protected Marine Park Great Barrier Reef (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park).

Great Barrier Reef (KPB) can be seen from outer space, and sometimes referred to as the largest single organism in the world. In fact, it was formed from millions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps (coral polyp). KPB selected as one of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.

Biodiversitasnya wealth, waters are warm and clear, and the floating facility keterjangkauannya of the so-called live aboards, making these reefs become a tourist destination very popular, especially for scuba divers. Many cities along the Queensland coast which offer tours to the coral sea every day. Several continental islands have also changed the function of a resort.
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Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world (when measured from sea paras). Summit ridge marks the border between Nepal and Tibet in the Tibetan peak. This mountain has a height of about 8850 m. The mountain is to get his English name from the name of Sir George Everest. The name was given by Sir Andrew Waugh, surveyor-general of India was a British, Everest's successor. Mount Everest is one of the Seven Main Peak in the world.
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Victoria Waterfall

Victoria Falls is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. This waterfall is located on the Zambezi River, which currently forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. This waterfall has a width of approximately 1 mile (1.6 km), with a height of 128M (420 feet).

David Livingstone, Scottish explorer, visited this lake in 1855 and named it the name of Queen Victoria, while its local name is Mosi-oa-Tunya, "thundered the smoke." This waterfall is part of two national parks, Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Zambia and Victoria Falls National Park in Zimbabwe, and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These waterfalls are the main attractions in South Africa.
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Northern Lights

One of the wonders of the world is the Northern Lights also known as the Aurora Borealis term. Kejaiban light colors are formed due to interaction of the Earth's magnetic field with particles of the sun. Northern lights appear on the earth just north as Alaska, Norway, and Russia.
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Volkano Paricutín

Parícutin volcanoes, is a volcano located in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. Before 1943, this volcano did not exist, but suddenly there was volcanic activity that resulted in the people around there to flee, the young mountain grew higher, a day to 50 meters and is now virtually stopped its activity, it reaches the height of the mountain 336 meters.
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Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (meaning "January River" in Portuguese) is the capital of the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil this tenggara.Kota section has an area of 1256 km ² and a population of about 6,150,000 million people (2004). The city is called the port city. Around 10 million people live in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro Kingdom, which currently is the fourth largest city in the world.
Location of the port of Rio de Janeiro is unique is right in the outfall end of the meeting of the sea and rivers, in addition to the port city city also has a geographical location and the scenery is very beautiful. Between the Mountain and the beach is very close distance, so we can see the beautiful scenery. Brazil discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the year 1565 so that the culture, language, customs, food also refers to the Portuguese state, which were the inner bond between the two countries.
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EARTH HOUR




Earth Hour is a global activity organized by the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and held on the last Saturday in March each year, asking for the home and office turned off the lights and electrical equipment unnecessary for one hour to increase awareness of the need for action on climate change. Earth Hour is triggered by WWF and The Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, when 2.2 is also participating in the Sydney population off all unnecessary lights. After Sydney, many other cities around the world participated in the year 2008.

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JAKARTA (Antara): WWF said more than 4000 cities in 125 countries will participate in the global action turn out the lights for 1 hour for Earth Hour as a collective action reduce the rate of climate change on this night.

Initiator and Executive Director of WWF's Earth Hour, Andy Ridley of the WWF press release received today, said the Earth Hour 2010 was developed with more participation from all over the world.

On Earth Hour 2009, a total of only 88 countries involved and now the 125 countries, and more than 4,000 cities in 1200 where the city has participated in Earth Hour 2009.

"When Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, we never will grow sepert dream of this," said Andy.

From Rio de Janeiro to the hills of Los Angeles, 56 national capital and 8 of the 10 most populous metropolitan area in the world, will join in this moment of celebration and contemplation by doing one small thing that cross-border, cross-generation, and cross-purposes.

"Mankind in the world knows it is time to act, the planet can not wait," he said. Earth Hour 2010 had begun several hours earlier in Samoa and small Pulai Chatham to 600 people have joined the seven cities of the world megapolitan Shanghai, Mumbai, Beijing, Sao Paulo, Seoul, Moscow and New Delhi.

"Earth Hour provided a global movement of millions of people to voice their concern at the harmful effects of climate change," said James Leape of WWF CEO.

In Indonesia, the implementation of Earth Hour 2010 will be concentrated in the Monas, Jakarta, facing Fountain Park Monument Enchantment chaired by the Vice Governor of DKI Jakarta Province Prijanto act as host EARTH HOUR Jakarta.

DKI Jakarta Provincial Government shows its commitment a second time after the year 2009 with the participation of five icons off Jakarta, who was also a national icon, namely Indonesia and Bundaran hotel fountains, Monument and Fountain Enchantment Monument, City Hall Building and government buildings, Statue of Youth, and Arjuna Wiwaha fountain.

WWF-Indonesia recorded until March 27, 2010 night, more than 170 buildings along the Sudirman, Thamrin, Kuningan, Gatot Subroto has provided confirmation to the WWF-Indonesia and that number will continue to grow, including the chain of hotels and cafes.

In addition, more than 200 thousand people have expressed commitment to the participation of Indonesia EARTH HOUR online only on a social networking site facebook.

Meanwhile, famous cities in the world to participate in Earth Hour 2010, including Beijing, London, New York, Paris, Moscow, Tokyo, Rome, Cairo, Washington DC, Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Mexico City, Sydney, Delhi, Singapore, Copenhagen, Manila, Istanbul, Jakarta, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, Cape Town and Davis Station, Antarctica, South Pole Pyramid and the Sphinx statue at Giza, the most powerful symbol of unity of action, be the leader of the list valuable work of 1274 people and natural wonders will turn off the lights for Earth Hour celebrations around the world.

Other world icons who participated in Earth Hour 2010 is the Forbidden City in Beijing. The Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe in France, Empire State Building in New York, Buckingham Palace and Big Ben in London, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, the Acropolis in Athens, the Trevi Fountain and the Coliseum in Rome, Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, the Peace Memorial Hiroshima in Japan.

Also, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Sydney Harbor Bridge and Opera House, the Las Vegas Strip (The Strip), d India Gate Red Fort in Delhi, Edinburgh Castle, the CN Tower in Toronto, Khalifa Burj Dubai (tallest building in the world), Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Bosphorous Bridge in Istanbul, Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Table Mountain in Cape Town, the London Eye, Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing, Tower Kuwait, Singapore's Merlion statue, Independence Angel in Mexico City, Niagara Falls Falls in the U.S., Tapei 101, St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Chicago's Sears Tower and the Grand Palace in Bangkok. (fh)


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Top 10 Beaches in the World

Lanikai Oahu



Hidden away in a little known eastern corner of Oahu sits the crystal water and empty white sands of this idyllic Hawaiian hamlet. While others are stuck in the hordes at Waikiki, you’ll be enjoying the pristine natural environment along with the Victoria Secret swimsuit shoots that occasionally take place here.

Bora Bora, French Polynesia



While nearby Tahiti has the name recognition, Bora Bora has the better water and more tranquil atmosphere. There’s only a few small beaches on around the lagoon, but the over water bungalows and completely over water resorts here are among the world’s finest.


The Maldives



Shallow coral filled clear waters, the most luxurious over water bungalows in the world, and not a car or polluted beach in site. A paradise if there ever was one.


Parque Nacional Tayrona, Kolombia



As security in Colombia has returned to safe levels, stretches of pristine coast like this one are beginning to pop up on everyone’s itinerary. Crystal clear water backed by lush forest makes this the most idyllic beach in Colombia.


Fernando de Noronha, Brazil



Only the very wealthy can afford a trip to this idyllic marine reserve with just a few extremely luxurious resorts. Models, celebrities, and jet setters have made this their secret getaway.


Tenerife, Canary Islands



Tenerife is a favorite retreat for Brits and Europeans who flock to the man made and natural black sand volcanic beaches that dominate the Canaries.


Seychelles Islands



This beach and diving paradise in the Indian Ocean is Africa’s best kept secret. Celebrities like Paul McCartney are just some of the initial visitors to the posh resorts, but many others are catching wind.


Marquesas Islands



These jagged volcanic islands like Hiva Oa, 800 miles northeast of Tahiti, are covered in lush green tropical forests and the occasional upmarket bungalow. Gauguin scenes and wild horses only build on the exotic charm.


Palm Beach, Aruba



Aruba’s white sandy beaches frequented by honeymooners and jetsetters are idyllic in every way, especially Palm Beach, considered one of the top beaches in the world by many.



Phi Phi Islands, Thailand



These idyllic islands near Phuket were the scene of the enchanting scenes from the movie The Beach. Vertical rock faces rise right out of the water hiding tiny coves, caves, and tiny beaches of legends.
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