2. SEVEN NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD

3. GRAND CANYON United States: 277 miles long, 1 mile deep, 18 miles wide.

4. VICTORIA FALLS Located on the Zambezi River in Africa 328 foot drop into the Batoka Gorge First European to see the falls, David Livingstone, named the falls for his Queen

5. NORTHERN LIGHTS  Aka Aurora Borealis/Australis/ Polaris  Charged Particles  Excited gas molecules  Reaction to Solar Wind

6. PARICUTIN  Newest Mountain!  February 20, 1943  First Day = 25 feet  Second Day = 164`  First Week = 460`  First Year = 1,100`  Present = 1,350`

7. GREAT BARRIER REEF  Located off East Coast of Australia  Largest deposit of coral  1250 miles long

8. EVEREST Highest peak approximately 29,028` Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay first reached its summit on May 29, 1953 Thousands attempted 700 succeeded 150 have died trying

9. RIO DE JANERIO o Aka River of January o Portuguese 1 st to see the bay in 1502 o Sugar Loaf Mountain juts 1,325` from the bay

10. TO BE CONTINUED… WITH THE OTHER WONDERS OF THE WORLD INCLUDING WONDERFUL PHYSICAL, MANMADE, AND HUMAN WONDERS!!!