Sunday, March 10, 2013

10 The Amazing Geological Wonders In The World

1. Chocolate Hills (Filipina)

Located in Bohol, Philippines. Consists of about 1,268 cone-shaped hills that have the same size, an area of ​​more than 50 square kilometers (20 square miles), geological formation is very unusual, which was then called the Chocolate Hills. There are several hypotheses about the formation of the hills.


These hills include simple limestone weathering, sub-sea volcanism, the uplift of the sea floor. A new theory states that the Chocolate Hills is an ancient volcano is active and destroyed, then spit out a large stone which is then covered with limestone and then pushed out of the sea floor.




2. Wave Rock (Australia)

Wave Rock or Stone Waves is a natural rock formation located east of the small town of Hyden in Western Australia. As the name suggests this stone shaped like ocean waves that burst and soar. The extent of covering several acres, Wave Rock has a height of about 15 meters and a length of about 110 meters.3. Hell Gate (Turkmenistan)
In the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, precisely near the remote village inhabited by 350 people Derweze, there is a crater 60 meters wide and within 20 meters.


This crater emits a constant fire and burned for 39 years. By locals this smoldering crater known as Crater Gas Darvaza more famous or well known as the 'Gate of Hell'. This crater can be seen from a distance of several kilometers.


This is not a natural phenomenon, but rather the result of industrial accidents. In 1971, a Soviet ring accidentally drilling the underground caverns that store natural gas in massive quantities, so as not hazardous, toxic gas is burned. No one knows how many tons of natural gas burned constantly, but it seems infinite.
4. Giants Causeway (Irlandia)
Giants Causeway is the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. Situated in the north-east coast of Northern Ireland, most of the hexagonal-shaped columns, although there are also rectangular, pentagon, heptagon and octagon, the highest about 12 meters (36 feet).

5. Blue Lake Cave (Brazil)

Mato Grosso do Sul region in Brazil has some beautiful underground lake, there Gruta do Lago Azul, Gruta do Mimoso, and Aquario Natural.


The most famous, Gruta do Lago Azul or Blue Lake Cave, decorated with stalactites and stalagmites as well as the magnificent blue lake. The beauty of the lake was very impressive.
6. Eye of the Sahara (Mauritania)
A land in Mauritania, south-western part of the Sahara Desert has a spectacular view. Threaded circle with a diameter of 30 miles that looks like an eye. So big, this circle can be seen from outer space.


This formation was originally thought to be a meteorite impact collision, but geologists now believe that this circle is the result of land elevation and erosion. However, what causes a circular shape, is still mysterious.
7. Crystal Cave of the Giants (Mexico)
Found deep inside a mine in Chihuahua, Mexico. known as "the Sistine Chapel of crystals". The crystals formed in a natural cave totally enclosed bedrock. Mexico's Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals) contains natural crystals known in the world. The crystals have an average length of 11 meters. 8. Great Blue Hole (Belize)
Is part of the Lighthouse Reef System, Great Blue Hole lies approximately 60 miles from the mainland of Belize City. Shaped like a large hole that is almost perfect, with a depth of about 125 meters and 300 meters in diameter.


Water depth is what makes the color to be very blue. This is believed to be the largest in the world ocean holes and has great appeal for divers.
9. Antelope Canyon (Arizona - USA)
Antelope canyon or Antelope Canyon is a famous gorge located in Page, Coconino County, Arizona, United States.


The canyon area into the complex Navajo Indian Reservation, the area's largest shelter for DinĂ© tribe of North American Indians, which is also called the Navaho or Navajo. Antelope Canyon was formed by erosion of Navajo Sand rocks, primarily due to flash floods and sub​​-aerial processes.
10. The Wave (antara Arizona dan Utah - USA)
This stunning red rock located on the border of Arizona and Utah, United States. The Wave is made up of sand dune 190 million-year-old who has been turned to stone.


Formation are little known is only accessible by foot via a small road uphill as far as three miles.
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