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Marquesas Islands: Me'ae Iipona
Me'ae Iipona, old stone sculptures.
American, Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0
Even the phantasy movies seem to be boring if compared to the reality in Marquesas Islands, especially the amazing archaeological monuments. One of the most surprising ones is Me'ae Iipona - the largest cult site in Marquesas.
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- The largest known sinkhole in the world is Xiaozhai tiankeng in China. It is up to 662 m deep and 626 m wide pit with vertical walls. On the bottom grows unique forest.
- There exists only a small patch of the unique Norfolk Island subtropical rainforest. Norfolk Island is the only place in the world, where the giant Norfolk pine (Araucaria heterophylla) and the tallest tree fern in the world - the 20 m tall Cyathea brownii are met in nature.
Norfolk Pines, Puppy Point, Norfolk Island.
thinboyfatter, Flickr / CC BY 2.0 - Cisolok Geysers are the highest geysers in Indonesia. These hot springs erupt up to 5 m high.
- Poás Volcano (Costa Rica) contains the unique Laguna Caliente - extremely acid crater lake. This volcano creates some of the most acid rains of the world, creating an area devoid of any vegetation.
Laguna Caliente in Poás crater.
Richie Diesterheft, Flickr. CC BY 2.0 - The Fortingall Yew (United Kingdom) most likely is more than 2,000 years old. It is very possible that this was a sacred tree well before the coming of Christianity.
- Monturaqui Crater (Chile) is located 3,000 m above the sea level. The meteorite, which created it, crossed only half of the total mass of atmosphere, if compared with meteorites, which fall into the sea.
Monturaqui Crater.
Rudolf Reiser, Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 - Sungbo's Eredo (Nigeria) is the largest single fortification in Africa. This 160 km long ring of fortifications was built approximately 1,000 years ago.
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In Chatham Islands are found unique, old carvings in trees - dendroglyphs, such as Hapupu dendroglyphs.
Dendroglyph in Rehoa island. Photo by Vasey R., Wikimedia Commons. CC-BY-SA-3.0
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Now the map shows only the "Rank 1" monuments, but, as you will dive into the map, there will appear more! More comfortable would be this map!
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10 most amazing ancient rock cut structures in India
The historical rock cut architecture of India is of unprecedented richness and variety.
Ellora Caves - Kailasanatha.
Kunal Mukherjee, Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0
There are known more than 1,500 rock cut structures in India, which were created 2,300 - 800 years ago.
Wondermondo hereby proposes a list of 10 most amazing of these structures.
October 10, 2011
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nyiragongo lava lake - the largest in the world.
Rob Lavinsky, Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
One of the least explored and most promising countries in the world regarding exciting landmarks.
Congo for most part is covered with impenetrable, very diverse equatorial jungle and crossed by large rivers. Jungle covers mountain ranges, base of volcanoes, surrounds barren inselbergs and precipices with countless high waterfalls.
November 5, 2010
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Argentina: Iguazu Falls
Iguazu Falls from air. Brazil to the right, Argentina - to the left.
Gorkaazk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
One of the most spectacular natural landmarks in the world is Iguazu Falls. No figures and no words can describe the harmonious beauty of this waterfall - which by many is seen as the most magnificent waterfall in world.
January 22, 2012
Chile: Milodon Cave (Cueva del Milodón)
Milodon Cave. The sculpture of giant ground sloth is seen to the left.
Remi Jouan, Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
Very interesting finds of extinct animals have been made in the Milodon Cave (Cueva del Milodón). This impressive cave at the foot of Patagonian Andes contained extremely well preserved remnants of exotic, enormous animals.
January 15, 2012
Chile: The Marble Caves
Marble Caves - Cavernas de Mármol.
Daniel Peppes Gauer, Flickr / CC BY 2.0
The Marble Caves is geological formation of unusual beauty. These caves have formed in a pure marble and are bathed in the deep blue water of General Carrera Lake.
January 10, 2012
Chile: Dendroseris neriifolia - one of the rarest trees in the world
One of the most rare trees in the world is Dendroseris neriifolia. There are known only two trees, both growing in eroded ravine - Quebrada Lápiz - in the eastern part of Robinson Crusoe Island.
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Last update: 22 January 2012