Pingualuit crater (Chubb crater)

Well pronounced and well preserved impact crater, 3.44 km in diameter. Formed some 1.4 million years ago, in the Pleistocene. Rims of the crater rise 160 m above the tundra. The depth of the crater is 400 m, it is partly filled with 267 m deep Pingualuit lake. Lake water is one of the purest in the world.

Cabo Blanco seal colony

The only colony of monk seals in the world. Here in caves lives a group of extremely rare Mediterranean monk seals (Monachus monachus), here could be living some 200 seals.

Wonders of Western Sahara

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Africa 🢖 Wonders of Western Sahara Territory Wonders of Western Sahara   Highlights The barren Western Sahara with its unclear political status is not a tourist hotspot, and is also not too rich with natural and man-made heritage. Similar to the other countries of Sahara, the most impressive landmarks here are sites of prehistoric rock art. […]

Tenoumer crater

A well-visible, interesting impact crater. Diameter – 1.9 km, depth 110 m, age – approximately 21,400 years.

Aouelloul crater

Well preserved impact crater. Formed approximately 3.1 million years ago (Pliocene). Diameter 390 m.

Temimichât-Ghallaman crater (Temimichat-Ghallaman crater)

Possible impact crater with well visible circular crater rims. The geological origin of this structure is not clear.

Wonders of Mauritania

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Africa 🢖 Wonders of Mauritania Territory Wonders of Mauritania   Highlights Almost all of Mauritania today is desert – somewhere desolate, somewhere – with some plants, lakes, and animals. In earlier times nature here was less harsh and great cultures developed in Mauritania. People from those times have left countless cliff paintings and etchings, megaliths, and […]

Wonders of North America

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of North America Territory Wonders of North America   Countries, regions North America is a continent with 23 independent countries and 22 territories which to a different extent are dependant on other countries. Alaska – a distant state of the United States and the disputed islands – Bajo Nuevo Bank (Petrel Islands) and Serranilla Bank […]

Wonders of the Caribbean

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of North America 🢖 Wonders of the Caribbean Territory Wonders of the Caribbean   Highlights The Caribbean is a unique group of islands. These islands are somewhat similar – tropical islands surrounded by the blue Caribbean sea. At the same time, they are very diverse – from enormous Cuba to minuscule Saba, from dry Bonaire to jungle-covered […]

Wonders of Ascension Island

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Africa 🢖 Wonders of Ascension Island Territory Wonders of Ascension Island   Highlights Ascension Island is a part of British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena. This remote island is neither part of Africa nor South America – but in order to keep files in some order, Wondermondo lists Ascension Island as a part of Africa. Map […]