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Sunday 24 June 2012

5 strange place


Aurora Borealis (North Pole)


Auroras generally referred to as the northern and southern (polar) lightweights or aurorae are natural stunning light displays within the sky, typically observed in the dark, notably within the polar regions. They generally occur within the
ionosphere. The Cree individuals decision this phenomenon the “Dance of the Spirits. Its southern counterpart, the aurora australis or the southern polar lights, has similar properties, however is merely visible from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, South America, or Australasia.





Mount Roraima (Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana)





Since long before the arrival of European explorers, the mountain has held a special significance for the indigenous individuals of the region, and it's central to several of their myths and legends it's a reasonably outstanding place. it's a tabletop mountain with sheer 400-metre high cliffs on all sides. there's just one ‘easy’ high, on a natural staircase-like ramp on the Venezuelan aspect – to urge up the other approach takes and experienced rock climber. On the highest of the mountain it rains nearly on a daily basis, laundry away most of the nutrients for plants to grow and making a singular landscape on the vacant sandstone surface.







 The Richat Structure, near Ouadane, Mauritania





The Richat Structure may be a outstanding circular feature within the Sahara desert of Mauritania close to Ouadane. it's attracted attention since the earliest area missions as a result of it forms a conspicuous bull’s-eye within the otherwise rather featureless expanse of the desert. The structure, that features a diameter of virtually fifty kilometres (30 miles), has become a landmark for area shuttle crews.





Fly Geyser, Reno


Fly Ranch options 2 geysers, one amongst that is dormant. The other, Fly Geyser, was accidentally shaped by a water well drill that hit a geothermal supply, and continuously sprays hot water. Fly Ranch is personal property and doesn't permit guests.



Guaíra Falls

Located on the Parana river the Guaíra Falls were, in terms of total volume, the biggest waterfall on earth. 1,750,000 cubic feet of water fell over this waterfall every second on average, compared to merely seventy,000 cubic feet per second for Niagra Falls. However, the falls were flooded in 1982 when a dam was created to require advantage of this huge flow rate. The Itaipu Dam is currently the second most powerful hydroelectric dam within the world, once the 3 Gorges Dam. The Itaipu Dam provides ninetieth of the facility consumed by Paraguay, and one hundred and ninetieth of the facility consumed by Brazil, together with Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.













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