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Top 10 waterfalls of the world
Lists like this are subjective – the magnificence and attractiveness of waterfalls cannot be measured and each can have his own criteria. After years long studies and selection through several thousands of waterfalls Wondermondo has selected the top 10 waterfalls of the world.
Currently described 622 landmarks
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Mount Erebus, Antarctica
If there is a large and active volcano in Antarctica, this should be something unusual. An Mount Erebus certainly is very unusual – it is one of the few volcanoes in the world with a constant lava lake in it.
Olakkannesvara Temple – the old lighthouse, India
The information about Olakkannesvara Temple is controversial – according to some this temple is even one of the oldest lighthouses in the world! One is clear – this is more than one thousand years old temple.
Leppaluði borehole, Iceland
Often tourists mix up two hot springs or geysers – the artificial and more active Leppaluði borehole and dormant Grýla – once impressive geyser which is located just some 500 m to the south.
Grýla, Iceland
Now Grýla is dormant or even extinct geyser – but some decades ago it was one of the most impressive Icelandic geysers.
Maxixe Mine, Brazil
Most likely there cannot be found a single blue beryl from the once famous Maxixe Mine. If there is one, it most likely has lost it’s rich, deep blue color and is just a yellowish or colorless stone forgotten in some old shelf.
But 100 years ago this was quite a different story – these stones were a trendy novelty, a kind of competitor to the famous emeralds.
Callao Cave, Philippines
The gorgeous Callao Cave is one of the main tourist attractions in Luzon: it has been visited by countless tourists over many decades. But it turns out that there were living a different kind of people here long, long ago: a group of mysterious, small humans of another species – Callao people (Homo luzonensis).
Gainer Springs, United States
Some of the most pristine of the large springs of Florida are Gainer Springs. If one wants to admire this wonder of nature: take canoe and paddle through a near pristine forest to these beautiful springs!
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40 places – unusual locations with natural phenomena which are not found anywhere else!
Karst landscapes
Wondermondo has included in this category these places of the world where a larger area of soluble rocks is exposed and water has shaped unusual relief from this rock. And, well, some of these places are VERY unusual!
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Top 10 locations of California poppy meadows