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Chapter 3

Wonders of nature

Some wonders no one built. This chapter covers the seven natural wonders on a famous list from 1997, from the Grand Canyon and Victoria Falls to Mount Everest, the Great Barrier Reef, the northern lights, the bay of Rio de Janeiro and Parícutin, a volcano that grew out of a cornfield. Three more join them: the waterfalls of Iguazu, the limestone islands of Ha Long Bay and the Amazon, the largest rainforest on Earth.

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  1. Mile-deep gorge carved by the Colorado RiverGrand Canyon
  2. Curtain of water called the smoke that thundersVictoria Falls
  3. The largest coral reef system on EarthGreat Barrier Reef
  4. The highest mountain above sea levelMount Everest
  5. Ribbons of light in the sky near the North PoleNorthern lights
  6. Bay ringed by mountains, with the SugarloafGuanabara Bay
  7. Volcano that grew out of a Mexican cornfield in 1943Parícutin
  8. Hundreds of waterfalls on the Argentina–Brazil borderIguazu Falls
  9. Thousands of limestone islands rising from the seaHa Long Bay
  10. The largest tropical rainforest on EarthAmazon rainforest

Image credits

  • Mile-deep gorge carved by the Colorado River: Dietmar Rabich (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Curtain of water called the smoke that thunders: Diego Delso (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • The largest coral reef system on Earth: Ank Kumar (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • The highest mountain above sea level: Ocrambo (Wikimedia Commons), public domain Source
  • Ribbons of light in the sky near the North Pole: Birgit Fostervold (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Bay ringed by mountains, with the Sugarloaf: Wilfredor (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 1.0 Source
  • Volcano that grew out of a Mexican cornfield in 1943: Jim Luhr, Smithsonian Institution (Wikimedia Commons), public domain Source
  • Hundreds of waterfalls on the Argentina–Brazil border: Falk2 (Wikimedia Commons), CC BY-SA 4.0 Source
  • Thousands of limestone islands rising from the sea: lumoplank (Wikimedia Commons), CC0 1.0 Source
  • The largest tropical rainforest on Earth: Rex, from NASA imagery (Wikimedia Commons), public domain Source