The document provides information on 12 of the natural wonders of the world, including Angel Falls in Venezuela, the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, Uluru in Australia, Guilin in China, the Grand Canyon in the United States, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Iguassu Falls on the border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu in Peru, and the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. Each wonder is briefly described and accompanied by an image.

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2. The Natural Wonders of the World Tour
• We will visit several wonders
that are truly remarkable feats of
the natural world.
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3. Angel Falls
• Angel Falls is located in Canaima
National Park, Venezuela in a
remote jungle. It is the highest
waterfall in the world, more than
twice the height of the Empire
State Building, and three times the
height of the Eiffel Tower.

4. Angel Falls,
Venezuela

5. Aurora Borealis "Northern
Lights"
• The Aurora Borealis appears in
the far northern night sky as a faint
glow on the horizon. Green and red
flames of light stretch across the
sky. A glowing curtain of light
forms, waving and swirling above
you. As the lights fade away the
dark night closes over you once
again.

6. Aurora Borealis "Northern
Lights"

7. THE ROCK: ULURU (AYERS
ROCK)
• Long considered a sacred place by
the Aborigines, Ayers Rock is
located in central Australia in the
Northern Territory. It is the world's
largest monolith, rising 862.5
meters (1,143 feet high) and
covers an area of 3.33 square
kilometers.

8. ULURU, Australia

9. Guilin
• There is a popular saying about
Guilin, "the mountains and water of
Guilin are the finest under heaven."
Guilin is located in the northeast of
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
(South China) and is famous for its
dramatic peaks, clear waters, caves,
and long history.

10. Guilin, South China

11. Grand Canyon
• Measured in Colorado River miles,
the Grand Canyon is 277 miles long
and begins at Lees Ferry and ends at
the Grand Wash Cliffs. It is 18 miles
across at its widest point and consists
of more than one million acres of land!
At the North Rim (which has only
seasonal access) it is 6000 feet (1829
meters) deep.

12. Grand Canyon, Colorado

13. Great Barrier Reef
• The Great Barrier Reef stretches
along the east coast of Queensland in
Australia. It is the world's largest coral
reef . It is over 2000km (1250 miles)
long! It is not a single reef at all. It is
made up of over 2900 individual reefs
very close to each other.

14. Great Barrier Reef,
Australia

15. Iguassu Falls
• Iguassu Falls is on the border of
Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
Iguaçú comes means Great
Water. The falls are 3 kilometres
long and 60 metres high and
consist of 275 separate falls.

16. Iguassu Falls,
Brazil

17. • The Great Wall is a series of
stone and earthen fortifications in
northern China, built originally to
protect the northern borders of
the Chinese Empire against
intrusions by various nomadic
groups
Great Wall, China

18. Great Wall, China

19. Machu Pichu, Peru
• Machu Pichu is is a
pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca
site located 2,430 metres
(7,970 ft) above sea level.[1][2] It
is situated on a mountain ridge
above the Urubamba Valley in
Peru

20. Machu Pichu, Peru

21. The Pyramids of Giza,
Egypt
• The Pyramids of Giza is a
complex of ancient monuments
includes the three pyramid
complexes known as the Great
Pyramids, the massive sculpture
known as the Great Sphinx,
several cemeteries, a workers'
village and an industrial complex.
It is located some 9 km (5 mi)
inland into the desert from the old
town of Giza on the Nile

22. The Pyramids of Giza,
Egypt