Top 5 Natural Wonders of the World

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Top 5 Natural Wonders of the World
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• Mt. Everest, which straddles the border between
  China and Nepal, is the worlds highest mountain.

China
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Nepal
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• It measures 29,029 feet (8844.43 meters).

• The mountain is still growing!

• Geological forces push it up a few millimeters
  each year.

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Tenzing Norgay a Sherpa
Sir Edmund Hillary

• They first reached the peaks summit in 1953.

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• Since then more than 1,000 people have reached
  the top and at least 100 have died trying.

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Why climb Everest?
Because it is there. -- George Mallory, a
Briton, part of the first expedition
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Welcome to Grand Canyon!
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Arizona
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• The Colorado River flows through the canyon. The
  river created several other canyons, but the
  Grand Canyon in Arizona is the most beautiful.

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• Visitors to the Grand Canyon admire its
  breathtaking colors, rock formations and cliffs.
  No picture can adequately capture its beauty.

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• The canyon is 277 miles long and anywhere from 4
  to 18 miles wide, rim to rim.

• A national park protects the canyons most
  spectacular section.

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• Visitors can either hike or ride a mule from the
  rim to the canyon floor 5,280 feet below.

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Great Barrier Reef
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• The Great Barrier Reef extends 1, 200 miles along
  Australias northeast coast through the Coral
  Sea.
• It is the largest coral formation in the world
  and is visible from space!
• Actually, it is not one reef but a chain of
  thousands.

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• More than 10,000 species live on the Great
  Barrier Reef.

• These reef inhabitants include more than 1,500
  kinds of fish and 200 kinds of birds.

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• The beauty of the reef also attracts thousands
  of human visitors each year.

• They dive, snorkel or see the reef by
  glass-bottom boat.

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Mosi oa Tunya
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Victoria Falls stretch across the Zambezi River
between Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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• Locals call the falls Most oa Tunya, or The
  Smoke that Thunders.

• The roar of the water can be heard long before
  the mist from the falls comes into view.

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• During peak flood season, the falls form the
  largest curtain of falling water in the world.

• The mile-wide falls plunge 330 feet over a cliff
  into a narrow gorge.

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• From February to May, nearly 120 million gallons
  of water a minute make the plunge into the gorge.

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• The Amazon Rain Forest covers more than a
  billion acres of northern South America.

• If this rain forest were a country, it would be
  the ninth largest in the world!

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• Some scientists call the area the lungs of our
  planet.

• The area produces more than 20 of the worlds
  oxygen.

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• Millions of animal and plant species live in the
  Amazon, including one third of the worlds bird
  species!

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A visit to the Amazon, or any of these natural
wonders, is an experience you will treasure for a
life time.
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Lets repeat!
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Top 5 Natural Wonders of the World
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• Mt. Everest, which straddles the border between
  China and Nepal, is the worlds highest mountain.

China
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Napel
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China
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Napel
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• It measures 29,029 feet/8844.43 meters.

• The mountain is still growing!

• Geological forces push it up a few millimeters
  each year.

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Tenzing Norgay a Sherpa
Sir Edmund Hillary

• They first reached the peaks summit in 1953.

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Tenzing Norgay a Sherpa
Sir Edmund Hillary
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• Since then more than 1,000 people have reached
  the top and at least 100 have died trying.

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(No Transcript)
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Why climb Everest?
Because it is there. -- George Mallory, a
Briton, part of the first expedition
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Why?
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Welcome to Grand Canyon!
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Arizona
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• The Colorado River flows through the canyon. The
  river created several other canyons, but the
  Grand Canyon in Arizona is the most beautiful.

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Arizona
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• Visitors to the Grand Canyon admire its
  breathtaking colors, rock formations and cliffs.
  No picture can adequately capture its beauty.

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(No Transcript)
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• The canyon is 277 miles long and anywhere from 4
  to 18 miles wide, rim to rim.

• A national park protects the canyons most
  spectacular section.

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• Visitors can either hike or ride a mule from the
  rim to the canyon floor 5,280 feet below.

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(No Transcript)
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Great Barrier Reef
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• The Great Barrier Reef extends 1, 200 miles along
  Australias northeast coast through the Coral
  Sea.
• It is the largest coral formation in the world
  and is visible from space!
• Actually, it is not one reef but a chain of
  thousands.

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(No Transcript)
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• More than 10,000 species live on the Great
  Barrier Reef.

• These reef inhabitants include more than 1,500
  kinds of fish and 200 kinds of birds.

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(No Transcript)
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• The beauty of the reef also attracts thousands
  of human visitors each year.

• They dive, snorkel or see the reef by
  glass-bottom boat.

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(No Transcript)
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Mosi oa Tunya
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Victoria Falls stretch across the Zambezi River
between Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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• Locals call the falls Most oa Tunya, or The
  Smoke that Thunders.

• The roar of the water can be heard long before
  the mist from the falls comes into view.

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(No Transcript)
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• During peak flood season, the falls form the
  largest curtain of falling water in the world.

• The mile-wide falls plunge 330 feet over a cliff
  into a narrow gorge.

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(No Transcript)
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• From February to May, nearly 120 million gallons
  of water a minute make the plunge into the gorge.

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(No Transcript)
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(No Transcript)
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• The Amazon Rain Forest covers more than a
  billion acres of northern South America.

• If this rain forest were a country, it would be
  the ninth largest in the world!

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(No Transcript)
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• Some scientists call the area the lungs of our
  planet.

• The area produces more than 20 of the worlds
  oxygen.

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(No Transcript)
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• Millions of animal and plant species live in the
  Amazon, including one third of the worlds bird
  species!

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(No Transcript)
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A visit to the Amazon, or any of these natural
wonders, is an experience you will treasure for a
life time.
Have a Good Time!
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