Chuquicamata, or "Chuqui" is a career copper in Chile. It is the largest miner of copper production in the world and has over 850 meters deep. Copper is extracted here for centuries, as demonstrated by the discovery of a mummy dating from 550 AD died, called "Copper Man."...
Most amazing holes in the world, impressive holes, amazing natural phenomenon, great natural scenery, beautiful landscape, unusual landscapes, Chuquicamata copper mine, Chile
Udachnaya is a diamond mine in Russia. Owners of this I plan to stop its operations in 2010, in favor of underground mining. Udachnaya was discovered in 1955 and has over 600 m deep. Since 2004 the mine is controlled by a Russian diamond company, Alrosa....
Most amazing holes in the world, impressive holes, amazing natural phenomenon, great natural scenery, beautiful landscape, unusual landscapes, Udachnaya, Russia
Diavika is a mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Opened in 2003, diamond mine produced 1.600 kilograms per year (8 million carats). It is owned by a joint venture of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation and Diavik Diamond Mines Ink. Life expectancy for this career is from 16-22 years....
Most amazing holes in the world, impressive holes, amazing natural phenomenon, great natural scenery, beautiful landscape, unusual landscapes, The Diavik Diamond Mine, Canada
It is the largest diamond mine in the world. This mine is 525 m deep and a diameter of 1200 m. It is the first career in Russia, and one of the largest. It is now abandoned, and when was still operational, it took about 2 hours for trucks to get down to the exit of the mine. Absorption of air circulating inside led to collapse of various helicopters, therefore it is prohibited any flight above it now....
Most amazing holes in the world, impressive holes, amazing natural phenomenon, great natural scenery, beautiful landscape, unusual landscapes, The Mirny Diamond Mine, Russia
Bingham Canyon mine is a copper career in Oquirrh Mountains, Utah. It is 1.2 km deep and 4 km in diameter. It is the largest man-made excavation in the world. The career started to be used in 1906, and resulted in 7.7 square hole. Over time, the mine has proven to be most productive in the world....
Most amazing holes in the world, impressive holes, amazing natural phenomenon, great natural scenery, beautiful landscape, unusual landscapes, The Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah, USA
It is a dam in the Napa, California, built between 1953 and 1957. It is a concrete arch with a height of 93 m and 312 m long and contains 249,000 cubic meters of concrete. The dam formed the largest lake in California, Lake Berryessa, with a capacity of 1.976 million cubic meters of water....
Most amazing holes in the world, impressive holes, amazing natural phenomenon, great natural scenery, beautiful landscape, unusual landscapes, The Monticello Dam, Napa County, California, USA
Known as "Big Hole", the mine holds the record for highest man-made hole in the world. In the direct sense. From 1866 to 1914, 50,000 miners were digging the mine with shovels, spin over 2.700 kilograms of diamonds. "Kimberley" has an area of 17 hectares and 463 meters in diameter....
Most amazing holes in the world, impressive holes, amazing natural phenomenon, great natural scenery, beautiful landscape, unusual landscapes, Kimberley Diamond Mine, South Africa
It is the 5th largest island of the 63 that make up Singapore and, today, a very popular tourist resort whose name means in Malay dialect: peace and quiet. By contrast, in the past called "Death Island" or "Island of Death Beyond." Why so called? No one knows exactly but most likely because of the pirates that swarmed around, the belief here was paradise confrom warriors who slew or in memory of the malaria epidemic in 1840 nearly exterminated by early settler...
Best places to watch sunset, best sunset landscape, best landscapes, best scenery, most beautiful places of Earth, Sentosa Island
Called "endless plains" by the tribes Maas, Serengeti is the oldest national park in Tanzania. It has a surface of 14,763 square kilometers, being considered the largest park in Tanzania. Lies 320 km north - west of Arusha on a high plateau between the Ngorongoro place and Kenyan border, stretching west to Lake Victoria. The park consists of plains in the south and east, savanna in the central, hilly forested area north and west.
&...
Best places to watch sunset, best sunset landscape, best landscapes, best scenery, most beautiful places of Earth, Serengeti, Tanzania
Extending right on the border between Nepal and Tibet, Mount Pumori takes your breath away with its beautiful landscape. Literally meaning “Unmarried daughter”, Pumori is also called “Everest’s daughter”, due to the close proximity to Mount Everest. Furthermore, the views of Mount Everest are astonishing from here. Despite the great avalanche danger, Pumori remains to be a popular climbing route. ...
Most beautiful mountains in the world, most beautiful peaks, best mountain ranges, best mountain scenery, best mountain landscape, most beautiful mountain, Pumori
Mount Alpamayo is acknowledged by many as the most beautiful peak in the world. It is also one of the most coveted peaks. Mount Alpamayo is 5947 meters high above sea level. It is not one of the highest mountain in South America, however it is one of the most famous. The south-western part has a trapezoidal shape while on the north part tourists will enjoy amazing scenery.
...
Most beautiful mountains in the world, most beautiful peaks, best mountain ranges, best mountain scenery, best mountain landscape, most beautiful mountain, Mount Alpamayo
Rocky Mountains abound in bumps and majestic mountains that cut your breath. Rocky Mountains have to offer, in fact, the very amazing beauty of creation.
Rockies stretch over a length of 4,500 - 5000 km with a maximum width of 500-600 km in Colorado and the mountains north of Yellowstone National Park to break up into several smaller mountain ranges having widths of about 50 to 120 km. Mountains stretch from Mexico (with Transverse Volcanic Sierra, Sierra M...
Most beautiful mountains in the world, most beautiful peaks, best mountain ranges, best mountain scenery, best mountain landscape, most beautiful mountain, Rocky Mountains
Matterhorn is the iconic emblem of the Swiss Alps although it is not the tallest peak in the region. Matterhorn Mount is 4478 meters high and it the major tourist destination in the Apennine Alps. The mountain was conquered by climbers for the first time in July 14th 1865. This mountain is one of the largest and highest places for skiing and hiking in Europe. Annually, millions of skiers and tourists come here to conquer the place.
It is not the highest p...
Most beautiful mountains in the world, most beautiful peaks, best mountain ranges, best mountain scenery, best mountain landscape, most beautiful mountain, Mount Matterhorn, Alpine Mountains
Machapuchare is part of the Himalaya Mountains Range, Annaapura Massiv. It is 7000 meters high. Machapuchare means black fish and it considered a sacred place by the locals therefore has been declared off limits to climbing. The peak is about 1,500 feet taller than the Shivling Mount. However, Machapuchare has never been climbed to its summit. ...
Most beautiful mountains in the world, most beautiful peaks, best mountain ranges, best mountain scenery, best mountain landscape, most beautiful mountain, Machapuchare, Himalaya Mountains, Nepal
Shivling mountain is located in the Northern part of India and it is part of the Himalaya Mountains Range. It is 6549 m high or 21.329 feet. The name of the mountain comes from the God Shiva in Hindu religion, literally meaning ‘the phallus of Shiva’.
This mountain has steep sides and it is considered one of the most stunning peaks of the Garhwal region. On 1974 this mountain was conquered by Laxman Singh and his team....
Most beautiful mountains in the world, most beautiful peaks, best mountain ranges, best mountain scenery, best mountain landscape, most beautiful mountain, Mount Shivling, Himalaya Mountains, India
Ama Dablam is one of the biggest attractions of the massive Himalayas, is famous for its verticality and not least for its beauty. This mountain, considered one of the most beautiful mountains in the world, recalls the silhouette of "horn" Matterhorn. Like other mountains of Nepal, Ama Dablam is a great spiritual charge for local population....
Most beautiful mountains in the world, most beautiful peaks, best mountain ranges, best mountain scenery, best mountain landscape, most beautiful mountain, Ama Dablam, Nepal
Tara Canyon is located in the National Park Durmitor, Montenegro, it is 80 km long and carved walls along the River Country can reach 1300 meters, is part of world heritage....
Most beautiful canyons in the world, best canyons, best landscapes, best canyon landscapes, canyon scenery, nature wonders, Tara Canyon
Ordesa Canyon is in the Spanish province of Huesca, along the Pyrenees National Park, where the river flows Arzazas and is registered in UNESCO. In some areas of the valley walls reach 3000 meters and its surface is 2000 hectares....
Most beautiful canyons in the world, best canyons, best landscapes, best canyon landscapes, canyon scenery, nature wonders, Ordesa Canyon
It is located in southern Tunisia and is composed of overlapping layers of rock being carved by the River Oued, served as the backdrop for the movie English Patient, the area is 5000 square kilometers....
Most beautiful canyons in the world, best canyons, best landscapes, best canyon landscapes, canyon scenery, nature wonders
Red Rock Canyon is 20 miles from Las Vegas, Nevada State, this canyon in the Mojave desert is the climax to 1000 meters altitude and is visited annually by over one million tourists....
Most beautiful canyons in the world, best canyons, best landscapes, best canyon landscapes, canyon scenery, nature wonders, Red Rocks, USA
Maligne Canyon is in Canada and is carved in limestone over 160 million years, this canyon is located in Jasper National Park and covers an area of 325 square kilometers....
Most beautiful canyons in the world, best canyons, best landscapes, best canyon landscapes, canyon scenery, nature wonders, Maligne Canyon
Blyde River Canyon is located in the northern Drakensberg mountain range in South Africa. Blyde River Canyon is the third largest canyon in the world, carved in the rock Blyder River surface of 25 000 hectares....
Most beautiful canyons in the world, best canyons, best landscapes, best canyon landscapes, canyon scenery, nature wonders, Blyde River Canyon
Sumidero Canyon is also called the Pearl of Mexic and it is located in the National Park of the Chiapas state, carved by the river Grijalva, up to 500 meters tall and is one of the oldest geological formations in Mexico....
Most beautiful canyons in the world, best canyons, best landscapes, best canyon landscapes, canyon scenery, nature wonders, Sumidero Canyon
Mammoth Hot Springs thermal spring is located in Yellowstone National Park, Mammoth Hot Springs is the biggest source of carbon deposit in the world. The most famous is the Minerva Terrace called a series of terraces that were created thousands of years and deposited calcium carbonate....
Landscape, scenery, beautiful, unusual, unreal, interesting, nature, tourism, traveling, Yellowstone National Park, USA
The most visited and photographed canyon in southwestern America, Antelope Canyon is located on Navajo land, near Page, Arizona. It includes two sections of the canyon. Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tse'bighanilini, which means "place where water runs through rocks." Lower Antelope Canyon is Hasdestwazi or coil springs in the rocks. " Both are located in Chapter LeChee the Navajo Nation....
The giant opened mines of Rio Tinto create an incredible landscape. The extension included not only the surrounding mountains and valleys, but nearby houses, whose inhabitants were forced to move to specially built nearby cities. Named after the river that passes through the region, the region itself was named after the color red which is the Rio Tinto river. Red waters of the river are highly acidic and rich in heavy metals. ...
This spectacular view is found in Mauritania in the south-western Sahara and it is called the Richat structure. It is not just a structure, but rather a huge circular formation (50 km in diameter), which account an eye when seen from space.
If initially thought that the massive crater was created by a meteorite impact, scientists have been puzzled by foma pay "bottom" crater, unexplained. Ultimately, concluded that the formation is, ...
Landscape, scenery, beautiful, unusual, unreal, interesting, nature, tourism, traveling, Eye of the Sahara, Richat, Mauritania
It all started about six million years ago, when an area of 3625 sq. km separated from Africa (in fact, separated from the supercontinent Gondwana), during the continental drift. It was the time when there were created a unique microclimate and ecosystem, favoring the endemic species. The heaven of botanists and zoologists began to be populated by Arab tribes about three millennia ago, but the island was already known to the Greeks, who called it Dioscorides, and to the Romans,...
"The door to hell", as locals called this place is a crater 70 meters in diameter, near the town Darvaza (from Turkmenistan), burning continuously for 38 years.
In 1971, geologists digging to discover gas deposits have stumbled upon a huge underground cave, which made the earth to collapse, taking with him all geological equipment. Since the cave was filled with toxic gas, geologists have never dared to go into the cave to recover the equipment, hop...
Landscape, scenery, beautiful, unusual, unreal, interesting, nature, tourism, traveling, Door to Hell, Turkmenistan
Pages 1 of 1 | Page 1 of 1, showing 29 records of 29 totals, from 1, to 29