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10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

Above the Earth's surface is a result of Earth's life itself, the earth does look silent but actually he lives, and continuously moving, this is evidenced from natural phenomena such as earthquakes, nah results from the movement of the earth is what makes some places have a form with Natural Landscape that was amazing as below.

1. The Wave. Between Arizona and Utah - USA

10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

Views of the stunning red rock cliffs on the border of Arizona and Utah. The Wave comes from the sand dunes about 190 million years old have turned to stone. This little-known formation that can only be reached on foot through travel as far as 3 miles and without a hitch.

2. Antelope Canyon. Arizona - USA

10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

Southwestern is a gap in America's most frequently visited and immortalized the image. Antelope Valley is located on the mainland Navojo near Page, Arizona. It includes 2 parts separate beautiful valleys, each referred to as an upper Antelope Canyons - or "The krack" - and lower Antelope Canyons - or "The Corkscrew".

3. Great Blue Hole (Belize)

10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

Part of the stone fire tower system, the Blue Hole is located approximately 60 miles from the mainland outside Belize, South America. Circle large hole has an almost perfect cross distance approximately one-quarter of 1 mile (0.4 km), it is one of the most amazing waterfalls found on Earth. Inside this hole, the water there is 480 feet (145 m) and the depth of water gives a dark blue structure that cause the world to refer to it as "The Blue Hole '

4. Crystal Cave of the Giants (Mexico)

10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

Found deep inside a mine in southern Chihuahua Mexico, these crystals are formed in a completely enclosed cave coral. A geodetic filled with amazing crystal-high pine trees, and in some places around the crystal-clear there are gold and silver colored with different looks and superb form.

5. Eye of the Sahara (Mauritania)

10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

Spectacular land masses in Mauritania, south-western part of the Sahara desert is so huge with a diameter of 30 miles that can be seen from space. Called Richat structure - or eye sahara - this establishment was initially thought to be caused by the collision of a meteorite, but now geologists believe it is a result of the elevation and soil erosion. The cause of the circular shape is still a mystery.

6. Blue Lake Cave (Brazil)

10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

Region Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil (and especially quiet town Bonito) boasts many marvelous underground lake: Gruta do Lago Azul, Gruta do Mimoso, Aquario Natural. World famous "Gruta do Lago Azul" (Blue Lake Cave) is a natural cave which formed part of the 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 big variety of geological forms but the most memorable was the main blue colored water inside the lake.

7. Giants Causeway (Ireland)

10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

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

Its tallest measuring 12 meters, and had hardened lava hillside 28 meters thick. In a 2005 poll by readers of the Radio Times, Road Race is dubbed as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom.

8. Hell Gate (Uzbekistan)

10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

Referred to by locals as the door to hell, the 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 amenities and camp plunged into the ground.

9. Wave Rock (Australia)

10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

Stone Wave is a natural rock formation located in western Australia. The name is derived from the fact that it resembles the shape of the high sea waves. All parts of the surface covering several acres, the "waves" of rock about 15 feet high and about 110 meters in length.

10. Chocolate Hills (Philippines)

10 Places Geologically Really Amazing

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

There are several hypotheses regarding the formation of the hills. Covers damage limestone simple, sub-sea volcanic seafloor and encouragement from the recent theories that maintain the principle that as an active volcano self-destruction, he vomited a large stone block which is then regurgitated it is coated with limestone and later pushed forward from the seabed.

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