Natural Wonders of The World

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My recent article was about the 7 Wonders of The Ancient World. I have promised to make an article about the Natural Wonders of the World.

These are identified as Natural Wonders because of their sizes (largest or smallest), length, height, and peculiar features.

Here are the Natural Wonders of The World:

1.Longest Cave System

Mammoth-Flint Ridge Cave System - Kentucky, USA

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The Mammoth-Flint Ridge Cave System stretches about 640 kilometers (400 miles) beneath the U.S. state of Kentucky. Simply known as Mammoth Cave, it is by far the longest explored cave system in the world.

Between 1972 and 1983, connections were discovered between the Flint Ridge, Mammoth, and Roppel cave systems, making them by far the longest continuous cave system in the world; at least 400 miles (650 km) of passages have been mapped.

I would love to just take a peek of what's inside but I wouldn't take a risk of exploring it more because I'm claustrophobic and I get panic attacks whenever I'm in an enclosed area.

Can I just express how wonderful this cave is I mean, 640 km long takes 13 hrs of travel from Davao to Zamboanga City 😲

2.Largest Lake

The world's largest lake is the Caspian Sea, at about 140,000 square miles. The coastlines of the Caspian are shared by Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan.

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Why is it called a sea and not a lake?

The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland sea. It is called a sea and not a lake because when the Ancient Romans arrived there, they discovered that the water was salty (about a third as salty as regular seawater); they named the sea after the Caspian tribe that lived there.

3. Highest Waterfall

The world's highest waterfall is 3,212-foot-high, Angel Falls. It is located in Canaima National Park, Venezuela.

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It is the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, with a height of 979 meters and a plunge of 807 m. The waterfall drops over the edge of the AuyΓ‘n-tepui mountain in the Canaima National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of BolΓ­var State.

I want to witness the Northern lights in Ireland or Iceland (high latitude regions in Europe) or better known as Aurora lights, but I'm gonna add this on my list and wanna see this waterfall in my eyes how high and wonderful it is 😲.

4.Largest Gulf

The Gulf of Mexico, bordered by the United States, Mexico, and the island nation of Cuba, is the world’s largest gulf. It has a coastline of about 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) and covers about 590,000mΒ².

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A body of water is considered as Gulf when it is almost enclosed by land. So, it's like a lake but with an open mouth.

5.Lowest point on Earth

The deepest part of the ocean is called the Challenger Deep and is located beneath the western Pacific Ocean in the southern end of the Mariana Trench, which runs several hundred kilometers southwest of the U.S. territorial island of Guam. Challenger Deep is approximately 35,994 feet deep.

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50 years from now, scientists predict that Manila will be wiped out. God forbid πŸ€”πŸ˜¬

6.Longest river

The Nile River, stretching through northeast Africa, is the longest in the world at 6,670 kilometers (4,130miles).

I was in disbelief when I found out that the Nile River is 6 times longer than the entire country Philippines 😱 well, it crosses 10 countries before it reaches the Mediterranean Sea so that explains how long it is.

7.Largest river

The world's largest -Amazon River discharges about 209,000 cubic meters (7,380,765 cubic feet) of water every second. Discharge measures a river's flow through a certain area. Scientists measure the Amazon's discharge as it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

The Amazon River in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river in the world.

8.Deepest river

The Congo River reaches depths of 220 meters (720 feet) in its lower course - more than 50 meters (164 feet) deeper than the next-deepest, the Yangtze - as it descends from the highlands and nears its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean.

9.Largest coral reef

The Great Barrier Reef, off the south coast of Australia, is the largest coral reef in the world. It stretches for 1,600 miles (2600km) and covers over 133,000 square miles of the ocean floor and is composed of 2,900 individual reefs.

Geologists who have extracted samples from deep within the reef have been dated at 500,000 years old. The Great Barrier Reef is so big it can be seen from outer space and is the largest structure in the world built by living organisms.

10.Largest flower

The flower with the world's largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds.

This flower can also be found in the Philippines at Culasi, Antique.

11.Smallest fish in the world

PAEDOCYPRIS PROGENETICA

Paedocypris progenetica is a tiny species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Bintan where it is found in peat swamps and blackwater streams. Its size is just less than a centimeter long.

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Which among the natural wonders would you like to visit or witness first? Share with me your thoughts β€πŸ€“

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"Nile River is 6 times longer than the entire country Philippines" i was also surprised to learn this info. But the falls! Just by looking at it i feel something, i am scared of its height and the white color of the waterfalls no matter how i admire the view.

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4 years ago

Haha. I remembered my article when I opened yours. Yeah, it was really loooong 😱 and the waterfalls. I would love to see it but for sure it will make me nauseous and scared.

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Really,? Well i do love too but i should prepare someone by my side to hold tight. 🀣

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I should just watch it from a safe distance. Just seeing it how tall the falls is is enough. 😍

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πŸ˜… Take me there then.

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It'll take months or years maybe to reach the end points. Haha πŸ˜†

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That would need a lot of budget then🀣

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Food, energy and determination. Hahaha

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That smallest fish used to be found here but it was soon replaced a few years back

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Woooa. Really? For how long they existed? Were they extinct?

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They still exist. They were the ones found in taal, i think? Someone just discovered a smaller fish so those because forgotten

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I see. I should've researched and updated my list. My bad πŸ˜…

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Nahh i think your list is still updated?

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Will check on it πŸ˜†

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There are cruise going to Great barrier reef na inooffer namin sa work.. hehehe.. magaganda parin tlg ung mga nature..

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Wow! Sana tayo rin maka sakay sa cruise na yon. Hahaha ❀😍

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4 years ago

Oo nga eh.. wish ko lang din.. hahaha.. pero malabo.. hhahha. Kht sa panaginip nlng..

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4 years ago

Hehehe. Who knows diba?

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I would love to go first on Angel Waterfalls πŸ˜…

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User's avatar Yen
4 years ago

Sabay tayo mommy yen. Ang ganda talaga dun 😍

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4 years ago

Yun din ba first choice mo?

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User's avatar Yen
4 years ago

Yup. Next would be the largest coral reef. Then, yung aurora lights sa Iceland. Sobrang gandaaa 😍

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4 years ago

Oo ganda nga non. Kelan kaya natin makikita yon haha

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User's avatar Yen
4 years ago

May passport kana ba and visa mommy yen? Hehe

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4 years ago

Expired na passport ko hindi man lang natatakaan haha

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User's avatar Yen
4 years ago

Hehe. Sayang. Pero 10 years na ngayon bago mg expire ang passport dba?

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Oo 10 years na

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User's avatar Yen
4 years ago

Hmmm, may tip ba si random rewarder sayo ngayon mommy yen?

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4 years ago

meron kagabi pero ngayon wala pa.

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4 years ago