7 Natural Wonders

Author : Bhuvanesh Chaudhari

Today I will be taking you around the world showing the 7 wonders, but which one? human-made or Nature made. Shocked? You must be thinking about what are nature-made wonders? Oh! this world is full of mysteries, remember? So let’s explore this one also.


Our first stop is ‘The Great Barrier Reef’. Australia’s famous, gigantic barrier reef, which houses more than ten thousand species of fishes. This is the world’s biggest single structure made by living organisms. Oh Common! I don’t mean humans when I say living organisms always. Sadly, there is a risk of it being destroyed by climate change, overfishing, and tourism. There are many beautiful fishes found here. The next stop is the ‘Grand Canyon. The famous, massive canyon cut by the Colorado River runs through Arizona. At 277 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and attaining a depth of over a mile, it’s not the longest nor the steepest canyon in the world, but its overall scale combined with the beautifully coloured landscape makes it a natural wonder. The Colorado River has been carving this canyon over the course of millions of years. Next stop, everyone knows it ‘Mount Everest’. Everest’s peak is 29,035 feet above sea level, or at least it was. Nepal’s earthquake in 2015 is believed to have reduced the mountain’s height, so India and Nepal are about to measure it afresh. The story behind its formation is also interesting, during India’s continental drift it crashed into Asia pushing the land upwards forming the Himalayan ranges and even mount Everest. It’s even a disputed mountain between India, Nepal, Tibet-China, Oh! China here again. Next stop, ‘Victoria Falls’. Victoria Falls is the on the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia. It is the largest waterfall by volume in the world at over 5,500 feet wide and 355 feet high. Its local name in Tokaleya Tonga is Mosi-oa-Tunya, which literally means “the smoke that thunders,” which gives a perfect explanation of what you’ll feel if you get close to it. It’s a dangerous place to be, If you visit don’t ever go to the dead pool. Next stop, ‘The Dead Sea’. The Dead Sea, on the border of Jordan and Israel, is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world. So salty that you can famously float in it and that no macroscopic organisms can survive in it. It was one of the world’s first health resorts (for Herod the Great) and has supplied a wide variety of products, from asphalt for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers- sounds creepy. Next stop, ‘Yellow stone’. Yellowstone obviously has to be on here. The Yellowstone Caldera supervolcano and surrounding Yellow Stone National Park represent one of the most striking landscapes in the world. Do not go there without scientific protection because there are a lot of toxins there. The next Sahara Desert. The Sahara is the world’s hottest desert, having been known to reach temperatures of 120 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer, and it’s the largest desert outside the polar regions. It spans most of northern Africa, stretching across 10 countries and the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Oh! My god let's see who wins.