30 Alternative Wonders of the World

[MarloStanfield]

Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon, Tibet and Fish River Canyon, Namibia

http://estb.msn.com/i/C0/8CB7413322EBA4488E477F24FEC9A.jpg

Many people think the Colorado Grand Canyon is the largest in the world. However, the American Geography Committee announced in 1994 that it was in fact the Great Canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River in the Himalayas (Tibet) that claimed this title. The giant fissure descends to an astounding 5,382 metres at its deepest point and its length stretches for more than 496km. Another little-known claimant for the world

[vapid]

I thought Wonders had to be man-made?

[MarloStanfield]

Vatnajokull glacier, Iceland

http://estb.msn.com/i/2D/C2429E1070EFC510D5EE79F9E4828.jpg

One of the biggest ice caps in the world and the largest in Europe, Vatnajokull smothers south-east Iceland in ice, covering an impressive 8% of the country and measuring around 8,100 sq km. It contains a jaw-dropping 3,300 cu km of ice. In 2008, the glacier and its immediate surroundings were also declared Europe's largest national park. And if those aren't enough records, according to Guinness World Records, Vatnaj

[MarloStanfield]

Richat Structure, Mauritania

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h28/1Ladybird/bulletin/4%20things/a428_Richat9.jpg

This weird bull

[MarloStanfield]

Grand Prismatic Spring, US

http://estb.msn.com/i/7D/0F83BA7CD193E32DAA7814F969.jpg

The third-largest hot spring in the world, the Grand Prismatic Spring in Wyoming is about 75 by 91 meters in size and 49 meters deep. Its vivid shades of orange, yellow, green and blue are what make it so memorable. The colours are produced by algae and bacteria, which grow around the water

[MarloStanfield]

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[MarloStanfield]

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

http://z.hubpages.com/u/81550_f520.jpg

Though well known in South America and in travellers

[vapid]

I just went to Goreme national park.

This list needs more Jiuzhaigou Valley "Valley of Nine Villages"

[MarloStanfield]

Why don't we talk about this list rather than what you think it's lacking :rant

[vapid]

Why don't we talk about this list rather than what you think it's lacking :rant
My dad and I concluded that the rock formations in that Goreme park picture should be named "pen!s valley".

[B-Low]

Wow I've never even heard of those. They're amazing. Crazy to think that nature created all that stuff, and that it exists on the same planet as the slaughter factory that i wake up to every morning :oldlol:

That hell's gate and the lightning storm sound amazing

[MarloStanfield]

I've been to three of those places.

The Italian Grotto and the Prismatic Spring would be my next two choices.

[vapid]

I'd pick the Socotran Archipelago, Cave of the Giants, and the Barrier Reef.

[NZ33]

Wow amazing thread repped.

[PistolPete]

Wish I could take a year off from the real world and visit all these places. Sadly I don't think I'll get to see any one of them.

[MarloStanfield]

Wish I could take a year off from the real world and visit all these places. Sadly I don't think I'll get to see any one of them.
Why is that? A handful of them are in the United States and are literally free to visit.

[PistolPete]

Why is that? A handful of them are in the United States and are literally free to visit.

It's the foreign places I'm mainly interested in. Money and time seem to be the main factors at the moment. But I suppose I could always go when I'm retired.

[brantonli]

Wow some of those pictures are really beautiful, and I can't believe I've only heard of one or two of them.

Oh yeah, and I'm going to Beijing later this month, although I'm not sure if we are going to the natural places or the architecture.

[Quizno]

really awesome thread. that bat cave stuff is amazing lol

[playtetris]

awesome thread. i certainly hope to see more than a few of these in my lifetime.

one thing that they left off the list is fraser island, located in queensland australia. it's the world's largest sand island, and is one of the most beautiful, pristine areas i've ever been to. here are some pics:

http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5093043/229645-main_Full.jpg

http://www.australiantraveller.com/images/galleries/1992/008009---75MileBeach1.jpg

[MarloStanfield]

I can't get over that Hot Spring. I have to go there, I wonder if people swim in there? Looks scary...

Crystal Cave is fcking rad.

[~primetime~]

one I want to see the most just based on the information in here:
[QUOTE=MarloStanfield]
Wulingyuan National Park, China

http://estb.msn.com/i/91/2F4984BC13C31DA6C468DF0A31A4.jpg

China

[InspiredLebowski]

This come from oddee.com (http://www.oddee.com/)? That's a fun site w/ this type of stuff.

[MarloStanfield]

one I want to see the most just based on the information in here:

that looks freakin amazing...something out of a fantasy movie or something...wow



Only one that I have seen already:

it is pretty crazy...and a large crowd gathers around everyday when the sun goes down to see it...

might get a drop or two of bat piss on you though...:oldlol:
Cool stuff. The bat thing is dope. I've been to the Slot Canyons in Arizona, Coyote Buttes in Utah.

[MarloStanfield]

This come from oddee.com (http://www.oddee.com/)? That's a fun site w/ this type of stuff.
I found this on AboveTopSecret actually :rockon:

[~primetime~]

I found this on AboveTopSecret actually :rockon:
omg...dooms posts more there than here...lol

do you post there?

[dab0yech0]

Nice post, repped. I definitely have to add some of these spots for places to go when I have money.

[MarloStanfield]

omg...dooms posts more there than here...lol

do you post there?
No but I frequent it almost as often :D

[playtetris]

[QUOTE=MarloStanfield]

The Slot Canyons of Arizona, US

http://estb.msn.com/i/EE/12C54380484DB1195088ECD2262C5E.jpg

America

[Agent_Zero]

repped...breathtaking stuff right here marlo. that national park in china just blew my mind.

[MarloStanfield]

Another picture of that Hot Spring (the colors are simply brilliant):

http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/Documents/yellowstone-grand-prismatic-spring.jpg

and a few more of the Italian Grotto:

http://www.capri.com/images/grotta-azzurra_14_g.jpg

http://www.planetware.com/i/photo/blue-grotto-zurrieq-mal124.jpg

[DinoRadja40]

http://files.myopera.com/arsa54/albums/109460/Underground%20Lake%20in%20a%20Cavern,%20Mexico.JPG

tennessee "the lost sea" an underground lake, with glow in the dark fish and a saber tooth skeleton. went when I was young.

[DinoRadja40]

sorry posted 2? dunno why

[pethuel03]

Nature is really amazing. Amazing thread

[BankShot]

Awesome thread. Repped hard.

[Showtime]

"Oddly though, no thunder follows the lightning. The bizarre phenomenon is found nowhere else on Earth, and is thought to be the single biggest generator of ozone on the planet."

I have seen that where I live here in cali. Scared the crap outta me. Lightning without any sound is really weird.

[DinoRadja40]

These are neat also, the Nazca lines:




http://www.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/nazca-lines.gif


http://www.incatrail-peru.com/inka-trail/img_web/zoom/ica_nazca_lines_02.jpg

http://www.blogas.lt/uploads/s/Sparrow/281103.jpg

[Automajic23]

TY for this thread, I now have something to look forward to doing when I retire .... (35 years later...) :cheers:

[NotYetGreat]

Damn! I always thought Antoine de Saint-Exupery just made up baobabs. :hammerhead:

I forgot... Are the Banaue Rice Terraces considered one of the 7 Wonders?http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/10458/work_at_rice_terraces.jpg

[flipogb]

Damn! I always thought Antoine de Saint-Exupery just made up baobabs. :hammerhead:

I forgot... Are the Banaue Rice Terraces considered one of the 7 Wonders?http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/10458/work_at_rice_terraces.jpg
my Dad has been there, he was an assistant director for a filipino movie that they were filming there

its pretty interesting how it was carved out by people

also whats funny is the ifugao tribe there charges you money to take pictures with them

im from the Philippines but ive never been to the rice terraces

[lovethetriangle]

Solid thread!

[supersmashbros]

I thought Wonders had to be man-made?
I guess this thread should be named 'Alternative Natural Wonders of the World'...some of these are in Guinness obviously.

[catzhernandez]

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[sergiorodriguez]

Wow I have actually been to many of these. Tha burning crater, Japanese hell baths and blue grotto are the ones I'd want to visit the most.

It's hard to get a feeling for a place in just photos but Goreme National Park in Turkey is definately the most spectacular of all these places

I'm not sure Goreme is the painted valley in Turkey, but if so the painted valley in Turkey is the best. I know I have been to both Goreme and the painted valley but I can't remember if they are the same place. Does anyone know the Turkish name for the painted valley?

this photo is Goreme, not the painted valley they must have been two different places...

http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/14/117414-004-619C9682.jpg

This place and Craters of the Moon national park, honestly feel like you are on a different planet.

http://www.thekoeps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/craters_moon_01.JPG

[sergiorodriguez]

i wanna drop some shrooms and go here
Slot canyons are dangerous man, that's where Aaron Ralston had to chop off his hand

[vapid]

I went to Goreme last summer.

[kentatm]

nice. this was really cool. thanks for posting.

[sergiorodriguez]

I went to Goreme last summer.
did u also go to the painted hills or whatever they were called?

[vapid]

http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs191.snc1/6408_104050344631_708249631_2306529_5486600_n.jpg

[sergiorodriguez]

turkey is the coolest muslim country i ever been to