Natural Wonders of the World You Must See Before You Die

1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die: UNESCO Edition

by: Michael Bright

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This is a guide to the most spectacular natural wonders around the world: The Angel Falls in the Venezuelan rain forest; the fiery volcanic Mediterranean island of Stromboli, off the coast of Sicily; Death Valley; and Yosemite Park, California; the Rhine Valley in Germany; Mount Blanc in France; Mount Olympus in Greece; Mount Fuji in Japan; and Easter Island.

Here are even more natural wonders which are mentioned:

- For divers, spectacular places like the Mariana Trench in the Pacific.
- Ayers Rock, the 500-mile-circumference sandstone elevation that rises out of the flat central Australian Outback and is believed to be a holy place by Australia's Aborigines.
- Bryce Canyon, Utah, a rugged, dramatic national park located just a few hours' drive from Salt Lake City.
- Iguazu Falls, an extensive series of 275 waterfalls on the Brazil-Argentina border, described by one naturalist as an ocean pouring into an abyss.