Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Nature and Man-made Wonders


Ayers Rock

Ayers Rock,in Central Australia, appreciated to be "the world's largest rock", rising 348 m (1,142 ft) over the desert plateau (its maximum height is of 863 m (2,831 ft)), with a circumference of 9.4 km (5.8 mi).







Komodo Island

One of the most famous places in Indonesia is the Komodo Island. It is one of the 28 New7Wonders of Nature finalists. In this

island we can

see The Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), an endangered species, which can only be found in the Komodo National Park (KNP) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Because of the unique and rare nature of this animal, its habitat – KNP - was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986.



Delaware Tunnel

Delaware Aqueduct Tunnel is the world's longest continuous underground tunnel.The Delaware Aqueduct leaks up to 35 million gallons per day. 137 km (85 miles) long and 4.11 meters (13.5 ft) wide.







Malbork Castle (143,591 Square Metres)

Located in Poland, Malbork Castle is the world’s largest brick gothic castle. UNESCO listed the castle and its museum as World Heritage Sites in December 1997 as Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork.


1 comment:

  1. Jemmy --

    Awesome post! Great pictures, and nice job of adding the links. Maybe you can demonstrate how you added links to other students in the class.

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