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The Seven. Natural. WONDERS. Of the World. Can you name the seven most common?. Grand Canyon Great Barrier Reef Mount Everest Northern Lights Paricutin Harbor of Rio de Janeiro Victoria Falls http://www.tripspot.com. GRAND CANYON. Located in Arizona Carved out by the Colorado River
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The Seven Natural WONDERS Of the World Mary Shufford LT130 Spring 2006
Can you name the seven most common? • Grand Canyon • Great Barrier Reef • Mount Everest • Northern Lights • Paricutin • Harbor of Rio de Janeiro • Victoria Falls http://www.tripspot.com Mary Shufford LT130 Spring 2006
GRAND CANYON • Located in Arizona • Carved out by the Colorado River • More than one mile deep • ¼ to 18 miles wide at it’s widest point Mary Shufford LT130 Spring 2006
GREAT BARRIER REEF • Located in Australia • World’s largest coral reef • Approximately 1250 miles in length • Dying from coral bleaching Mary Shufford LT130 Spring 2006
MOUNT EVEREST • Located in the Himalaya Mountain Range • Between Tibet and Nepal • Peak is over 29,000 feet above sea level http://www.lezeniatd.cz/view.php?cisloclanku=2003052701 Mary Shufford LT130 Spring 2006
NORTHERN LIGHTS • Also known as: Aurora Borealis • Best viewed from North • Caused by Solar winds and reaction from Earth’s atmosphere http:www.wikipedia.org Mary Shufford LT130 Spring 2006
PARICUTIN • Located in Mexico • Fastest growing volcano in history • Elevation grew to 10,000 feet in nine years • Called “Volcano from a cornfield” Mary Shufford LT130 Spring 2006
RIO DE JANEIROHarbor • Located in Brazil • “River of January” • First Europeans (Portuguese) discovered in 1502 • Home of the Tupi Indians Mary Shufford LT130 Spring 2006
VICTORIA FALLS • Located in Zimbabwe • Nicknamed “Mosi oa tunya” • Means “Smoke that thunders” • Drops more than 320 feet Mary Shufford LT130 Spring 2006
Sources • www.ce.eng.usf.edu • www.cnn.com • www..ipl.org • http://libraryquest.org • www.tripspot.com • http://wikipedia.org/ • http://www.lezeniatd.cz/view.php?cisloclanku=2003052701 Mary Shufford LT130 Spring 2006