Showing posts with label Phenomenal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phenomenal. Show all posts

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

Here’s the list of most amazing natural phenomenon in the world. As We know, There’s a lot of natural phenomenon happen around us. But I guess We’re sometime still says that some natural phenomenons is amazing. So here’s the natural phenomenon happen around the world and I guess You will say It’s the most amazing natural phenomenon around the world.

10. Ice Circles

Ice circle is extremely rare phenomenon happen in cold water. The great circle can be found in Scandinavian and North America, and the latest one happen in the UK, in January 2009.

most amazing nature phenomenons ice circles Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

Ice Circles

9. Red Tides

A natural phenomena occurs because gathering of microorganisms in the coastal area from the mouth water, sea or river water and make the water purple and red.

most amazing natural phenomenon red tides Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

Red Tides

8. Columnar Basalt

Rock formations that formed due to the eruption of lava that get cold. Basalt headliner in the world located in the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland.

most amazing natural phenomenon Columnar Basalt Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

Columnar Basalt

7. Sun Dogs

The phenomenon where there are 3 suns in the horizon.

most amazing natural phenomenon Sun Dogs Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

Sun Dogs

6. Moeraki Boulders

Round stones at the beach, formed by waves, located at Koekohe Beach.

most amazing natural phenomenon Moeraki Boulders Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

Moeraki Boulders

5. Penitentes

Natural phenomena that happen only in places between Chile and Argentina. It’s a phenomena of snow in the high surface that pointed. It’s caused by strong wind in the Andes mountains.

most amazing natural phenomenon Penitentes Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

Penitentes

4. Light Pillars

Visual phenomena created by the reflection of light.

most amazing natural phenomenon Light Pillars Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

Light Pillars

3. Catatumbo Lightning

Venezuelan call this mysterious lightning Relampago del Catatumbo or Catatumbo lightning. Location of lightning at the mouth of the river Catatumbo in lake Maracaribo, Venezuela. Lightning is a great grab by 5 km high. Occurs 140 times even 160 times during the night in 1 year. Each evening bolt occurred during 10 hours. Every hour there is as many as 280 times bolt. So in a year approximately 448,000 times bolt! Lightning occurs because the collision of the winds originating from the Andes. Some people said that this lightning is the largest ozone layer former on earth.

most amazing natural phenomenon Catatumbo Lightning Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

Catatumbo Lightning

2. Cave of the Crystals

Cave that containing crystal located at the mining sites in Chihuahua, Mexico

most amazing natural phenomenon Cave of the Crystals Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

Cave of the Crystals

1. Pink and White Terraces

Natural Wonders from New Zealand that just memories because destroyed by the Tarawera volcanic eruption in 1886. The natural phenomenon of warm water that formed by geysers that blast down the hillside across the thickness of ice left, the largest pool of warm water was recorded around 3 acres. Before the destruction of this phenomenon, It belongs to ” The Eighth Wonder of the World “.

most amazing natural phenomenon pink terrace Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

Pink Terrace

most amazing natural phenomenon pink and white terrace Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

white terrace

most amazing natural phenomenon white terrace Top 10 Most Amazing Natural Phenomenon in The World

White Terrace

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Monday, January 24, 2011

7 Amazing Holes

These holes are not only amazing, but some of them are really terrifying – especially #7! The sheer scale of these holes reminds you of just how tiny you are.

1. Kimberley Big Hole – South Africa


Apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world,this 1097 meter deep mine yielded over 3 tons of diamondsbefore being closed in 1914.


2. Glory Hole – Monticello Dam, California

A glory hole is used when a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the reservoir


This is the ‘Glory Hole’ at Monticello dam, and it’s the largest in the world of this type of spillway, its size enabling it to consume 14,400 cubic feet of water every second.


3. Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah


This is supposedly the largest man-made excavation on earth. Extraction began in 1863 and still continues today, the pit increasing in size constantly. In its current state the hole is ¾ miles deep and 2.5 miles wide.


4. Great Blue Hole , Belize


This incredible geographical phenomenon known as a blue hole is situated 60 miles off the mainland of Belize .There are numerous blue holes around the world,but none as stunning as this one.


5.. Mirny Diamond Mine , Serbia


I’m pretty sure most people have seen this one.
It’s an absolute beast and holds the title of largest open diamond mines in the world. At 525 meters deep, with a top diameter of 1200 meters , there’s even a no-fly zone above the hole due to a few helicopters having been sucked in.


6. Diavik Mine, Canada


The mine is so huge and the area so remote that it has its own airport with a runway large enough to accommodate a Boeing 737.
It looks equally cool when the surrounding water is frozen.


7. Sinkhole in Guatemala


These photos are of a sinkhole that occurred early this year in Guatemala . The hole swallowed
a dozen homes and killed at least 3 people.