10 Geological Wonders in the World

Shape the earth's surface which includes reliefs on land and on the seabed. Shape the Earth's surface such diverse: plains, hilly, bumpy, mountains, basins, slopes, and others. The earth's surface are not uniform due process caused by geological personnel that occurs gradually and constantly changing over time, other than that there are theories that make the formation of the Earth's crust Earth's surface is always changing. The following list of 10 geologic wonders that exist in some countries:

1. The Wave. Between Arizona and Utah - USA

Views of the stunning red rocks on the border of Arizona and Utah. The Wave comes from the sand dunes about 190 million years old who have been turned into stone. These formations are rarely known can only be reached by walking through the journey as far as 3 miles and without a hitch.

2. Antelope Canyon. Arizona - USA

Is a gap in the Southwest of America's most frequently visited and perpetuated the image. Antelope Valley is located at the mainland Navojo near Page, Arizona. It includes two separate parts of a beautiful valley, each referred to as the upper Antelope Ravine - or "The krack" - and Antelope canyon bottom - or "The Corkscrew".

3. Great Blue Hole (Belize)

Part of the stone tower of fire systems, a large Blue Hole is located approximately 60 miles from the mainland out of Belize, South America. Circle large hole spacing have an almost perfect cross approximately one-quarter of a mile (0.4 km), it is one of the most amazing waterfalls that are found on Earth. Inside this hole, there is water within 480 feet (145 m) and depth of the water gives a dark blue-colored structure that causes the world calls it "Blue Hole"

4. Crystal Cave of the Giants (Mexico)

Found deep in a mine in southern Chihuahua Mexico, these crystals are formed in a cave which is entirely covered with coral stones. A geodetic full of amazing crystal tall pine trees, and in some places around the crystal-clear that there are colored gold and silver with various forms and shapes are amazing.

5. Eye of the Sahara (Mauritania)

Mainland spectacular area in Mauritania, the western-southern Sahara desert is very large with a diameter of 30 miles that can be seen from outer space. Called Richat structure - or eye sahara - This establishment was originally thought to be caused by a meteorite collision, but now geologists believe it is the result of land elevation and erosion. The cause of the circular shape is still a mystery.

6. Blue Lake Cave (Brazil)

Mato Grosso do Sul region in Brazil (and especially the quiet town of Bonito) boasts many marvelous underground lakes: Gruta do Lago Azul, Gruta do Mimoso, Aquario Natural. The world famous "Gruta do Lago Azul" (Blue Lake Cave) is a natural cave which formed part of stalactites, stalagmite, and there is a large blue lake and amazing.

The beauty of this lake is really something impressive. Blue Lake Cave has a great diversity of geological forms but the most memorable was the main blue-colored water in the lake.

7. Giants Causeway (Ireland)

An area consisting of 40.000 volcanic rocks coincide, Giant Panorama Road is the result of ancient volcanic lava explosion. Located in north-eastern shore of Northern Ireland, most of the hexagon-shaped pillars, although there are some which have 4, 5, 7, and 8 sides.

The highest measuring 12 meters, and the lava that has hardened on the cliffs of the hill as thick as 28 meters. In a 2005 poll by readers of Radio Times, Panorama Road, dubbed the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom.

8. Hell Gate (Uzbekistan)

Known by locals as the door to hell, this place is located near a small town in Uzbekistan Darvas. When geologists gas drilling 35 years ago, suddenly they find an underground cave is very large.

The entire drilling site with all the camping gear and plunged into the underground.

9. Wave Rock (Australia)

Waves Stone is a natural rock formation located in Western Australia. The name is derived from the fact that he was shaped like a high sea waves. All parts of the surface covering several acres, the "waves" of the rock about 15 feet high and approximately 110 meters in length.

10. Chocolate Hills (Philippines)

Consisting of approximately 1.268 perfectly cone-shaped hill of similar size spread over an area of ​​more than 50 km2. Geological formations is highly unusual, called Chocolate Hill, located in Bohol, Philippines.

There are several hypotheses regarding the formation of the hill. Covers damage to a simple limestone, sub-sea volcanic, encouragement from the seabed and the theory recently that maintains the principle that as an active volcano self-destruction, it spewed huge blocks of stone which is then coated with vomit this limestone and the latter pushed forward from the seabed.