Wild Wonders: Top Seven Natural Wonders

There are so many wonders in the world. Some of these wonders are WILD. One of these wild wonders are the stunning natural wonders. We are going to learn about the Top 7 Natural Wonders. Buckle up your seatbelts because it's going to be a long tour. Are you ready? Then, let's go!

Victoria Falls

The first wild wonder we are going to learn is The Victoria Falls, a watery wonder, and maybe a wild wonder. It is on the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. It is located on Africa's Zambezi River. It is around 200 million years old! That's a very old age. This wonderful wonder was discovered by explorer Dr. David Livingstone in 1855. It rises roughly high as a 35- story skyscraper and stretches more than 15 American football fields. This huge size means that it has a lot of water. Many people say that Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall because of its width and height combined. Victoria Falls is an amazing wonder and waterfall. Now, that we have learned about Victoria Falls, lets move onto the next wild one.

Great Barrier Reef

The next one is The Great Barrier Reef. It is located in Australia. It is about 500,000 million years old! That is a long time. The short form of Great Barrier Reef is (GBR). The Great Barrier Reef was discovered by Captain James Cook in 1770. However, Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders had known about the reef for thousands of years ago. The Great Barrier Reef is home to about 9,000 animal species, a bustling megacity for marine life. It looks like miles of colorful rocks, but it is not. It is made of tiny animals called corals. The reef formed millions of years ago. Coral reefs are formed when corals stick together and make a hard skeleton for sea creatures to live. Today, it's so large that it can be seen from space. Now, that we have cleared the Great Barrier Reef, let's move onto the BEAUTIFUL wonder. 

Aurora Borealis
(Northen Lights)

Now, we are going to learn about Auroras, a beautiful sight. Aurora Borealis is commonly known as Northen Lights also. It is located in the North and South Poles. The night sky is full of color with streaks of neon green, red, purple and many other beautiful, breathtaking dancing lights of streaks due to the Aurora Borealis. Amazing, right? Well, Auroras was discovered by Kristian Birkeland, a Norwegian physicist who discovered the cause of Aurora in 1899. In 1619, an astronomer saw this beautiful sight Borealis after the Roman goddess of dawn. Aurora and the Greek god of the North Wind, Boreas. People across the Artic were the first people to discover the occurance of the Aurora Borealis. It forms when tiny particles from the sun called ''solar winds'' crash into the Earth's atmosphere near the poles which makes the Aurora happen. Aurora Borealis are a very beautiful sight to watch and enjoy with your family. It is a great vacation spot for people to see a unique natural phenomenon and wonder.

Mount Everest 

The fourth one is Mount Everest. It is a ''real rock star''. When I say that it is a ''real rock star, it means that it has multiple layers of sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks along with being the tallest point on Earth. It is spanning Nepal and Tibet. It has been worldwide fame for its incredible height. It is the tallest mountain on Earth. It is above the sea level. It first started to take shape about 50 to 60 million years old. Radanath Sikdar, an Indian mathematician and surveyor discovered Mount Everest. It's force is still at work. It pushes the mountain about 0.2 inch, about 4mm higher each year.

Rio De Janeiro Harbor

The next wonder is Rio de Janerio Harbor. It has amazing rock formations and more than 100 islands. It is located in Brazil. This harbor is nearly 5 centuries old. It was discovered by 2 Portuguese explorers. An unsolved mystery also lies there. In the 1980's, when divers discovered what appears to be ancient Roman artifacts in the bay, they were shocked about how it got here. No one knows how it got there in the first place.

 

Grand Canyon 


The 6th one is The Grand Canyon. It is located in Arizona, U.S.A. This canyon lives up to its name. This means that people are impressed with this canyon and their expectation are set with their name. The Grand Canyon is about 5-6 million years old. It was discovered by an European in 1540. This landform is larger than 11 million baseball courts! It could fit a stack of 6 Eifflel Towers. Today, it draws millions of tourists a year! The Grand Canyon is a really amazing place.

Paricutan Volcano

The last and final wonder is The Paricutan Volcano. It is located in Mexico. A farmer noticed it in 1943 near his cornfield. The volcano unexpectedly came to life. This volcanic eruption continue erupting on and off for the last 9 years! WOW! This volcano is still around here today. It allowed scientists to witness a volcano's birth for the first time ever! This was an amazing phenomenon.

These wonders were chosen by the news organization CNN. This news organization started to list the world's natural wonders in 1997. Their list became a hit. Since then, other organizations have also created their own list for nature's cool marvels. These organizations were inspired by CNN. Some other amazingly cool wonders are Everglades, Niagara Falls, Long Bay, and many more. They all are equally amazing and wild!

An ancient city, Petra, was declared as one of the seven new wonders in 2007.

The lost, ancient city, Petra

I hope you enjoy this trip on the Top 7 Natural Wonders. My inspiration to write this essay was from an amazing book, The Big Book of W.O.W, the second edition bought me interest. So, I gathered facts from the book and online as my source and made a good essay, (I hope!). Buckle off your seatbelts and step out to enjoy. If you know more facts about any of these amazingly, natural wonders, please share in the comments below along with your favorite wonder. Make sure to share these mind- blowing facts to your friends and family. That's all for today. Bye, Bye!

By Navya Singh

The best, interesting, inspirational book,
The Big Book of W.O.W
Second Edition