The Seven Natural Wonders of the World

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The Seven Natural Wonders of the World

• By Pam Ochs, Staci Ward, and Colleen Stamm

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Mt. Everest

• The highest mountain in the world
• 29, 028 feet high
• Part of the Himalaya Mountain Range
• Summit first reached in 1953.
• 700 people have reached the top
• 150 people have died trying to reach the peak

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Great Barrier Reef

• Located in off the Northeastern Coast of
  Australia
• Largest spanning natural wonder more than 2000
  feet
• The most fragile natural wonder
• Home to thousands of species of plants and
  animals
• Has snared many ships, including Cooks Endeavor
  in 1770

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Grand Canyon

• Located in the Arizona desert in the U.S.A.
• The largest gorge in the world at 290 miles long
• It is 10 miles wide.
• Was discovered while the Spanish explorers were
  searching for Cities of Gold

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Victoria Falls

• Located in Africa on the Zambezi River
• The water drops over a 328 feet cliff.
• The falls are 1.25 miles wide
• Discovered in 1855 by the British
• Named after the British Queen Victoria

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Harbor of Rio de Janeiro

• Located on the East Coast of Brazil
• Name stands for River of January in honor of
  the month during which the Portuguese explorers
  arrived
• Thought to be the mouth of a river, but it is not

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Paricutin Volcano

• Located in a Mexican Cornfield, 200 miles west of
  Mexico City
• Named after the city that it destroyed when it
  erupted
• First erupted in 1943 and has been dormant since
  1952

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Northern Lights

• Best seen in the northernmost lands of
  Scandinavia
• Caused by particles in a solar wind interacting
  with Earths magnetic field
• Almost never seen during the day
• Forms a 2,000 mile wide oval above the magnetic
  North Pole
• Seen each and every night

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Bibliography

• Websites Used
• http//www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9711/natura
  l.wonders/
• A website giving information on the 7 natural
  wonders of the world.
• http//www.wonderclub.com/WorldWonders/NaturalWond
  ers
• A website giving information on the 7 natural
  wonders of the world.
• http//www.great-barrier-reef.com/
• A website with pictures of the Great Barrier Reef