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7 Natural Wonders of the World No. 2

Posted by jane from Ciao on Friday, March 27, 2009, In : Knowledge 


The Great Barrier Reef – The beautiful Great Barrier Reef is the single largest structure made by living organisms; it can even be seen from outer space. It is located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea within the South Pacific Ocean. It is comprised of over 2 900 individual reefs, 900 islands and is the largest coral system in the world. The reef was chosen as a world heritage site in 1981 and is one of the 7 natural wonders of the world.


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7 Natural Wonders of the World No. 4

Posted by Jane from Ciao on Sunday, March 22, 2009, In : Knowledge 


Mount Everest – Standing 8848 metres above sea level Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world and has been crowned as one of the 7 natural wonders. It is located on the border between Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, Tibet and China and is part of the Himalayan range. The summit of Everest was first reached in 1953 by the mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Since then many more have managed the climb. In 2007, 3679 ascents were made to the summit.


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