http://www.scenic.com/ | The seven natural wonders of the world represent the highest, largest, and most beautiful sights to occur on Earth. We’ll travel around the world and highlight what makes these seven natural phenomenons so wondrous.

2. The seven natural wonders of the world are the highest, largest, and
most beautiful sights to occur on Earth. On the next few pages we’ll
travel around the world and see what makes these seven marvels so
wondrous.

3. What makes it
so special?
It’s the world’s
largest coral reef
system – it
stretches over
133,000 square
miles and is
composed of over
2,900 individual
reefs. The Great
Barrier Reef is
the world’s
biggest structure
made by living
organisms, and
can be seen from
outer space.
18.2861° S, 147.7000° E
Coral Sea, off the Coast of Queensland, Australia

4. What makes it so special? The Grand Canyon is the largest canyon in the world –
277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and over a mile deep. The canyon displays over 2
billion years of the Earth’s history within its walls; it was formed by the erosion caused
by the Colorado River, starting over 17 million years ago.
36°06′N, 112°06′W
Arizona, United States, North America

5. What makes it so special? It is the world’s largest bay, and also has the largest
volume of water with over 49 million cubic gallons – the surface covers 238 square
miles. Within the harbor there are 130 islands, and the perimeter has over 50 miles of
beaches – a truly spectacular sight to see.
23°45'S, 44°45'W
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

6. What makes it so special? Everest is Earth’s highest mountain; its peak is over
29,000 feet above sea level. It is the 5th furthest point from the center of the Earth.
Most people need to supplement their oxygen when trekking the mountain's higher
elevations.
27°59′17″N 86°55′31″E
Solukhumbu District, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, Asia
Tingri County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, Asia

7. What makes it so special? The evolution of the volcano from creation to extinction
was witnessed and studied. It first began in 1943 and went extinct in 1952. Within the
first year the volcano grew 1,102 feet. It is also the youngest volcano that exists in the
Trans-Mexican Belt and North America.
19°29′34.8″N 102°15′3.6″W
Michoacán, Mexico, North America

8. What makes it so special? Aurora is a natural display of light caused by the collision
of solar wind and magnetospheric charged particles in a high altitude atmosphere.
Auroras are also known as the Northern or Southern Lights, in relation to its
hemisphere. Auroras are different colors depending on the altitude – at the high end of
the spectrum is red and at the low is blue and purple – green is most commonly seen.
Seen best near the
Arctic and Antarctic regions

9. What makes it so special? It is the world’s largest waterfall – over 5,500 feet wide
and 350 feet tall, it represents the largest sheet of falling water. The Zambezi River’s
mean annual flow rate over the falls is 38,430 cubic feet per second – that is a lot of
water!
17°55′28″S 25°51′24″E
Livingstone, Zambia, Africa
Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, Africa

10. For over half a century, Scenic Airlines has been setting the standard in aerial
sightseeing tours. They were the first company to offer an air tour over the Grand
Canyon. Today, over 300,000 people a year will fly with Scenic – it’s no wonder
their name has become synonymous with the Grand Canyon.
For more information, please call (800) 634-6801 or visit http://www.scenic.com/.