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Grotta Son Doong. Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.

Grotta Son Doong

La grotta Sơn Đoòng è una grotta nella provincia di Quang Binh, Vietnam. È situata nel parco nazionale di Phong Nha-Ke Bang. Scoperta da un uomo del posto nel 1991, è stata studiata da un gruppo di esploratori britannici. È la più grande grotta del mondo. Bhutan. Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.

Bhutan

Coordinate: 27°27′N 90°30′E / 27.45°N 90.5°E27.45; 90.5 (Mappa) Il Bhutan (nome completo: Regno del Bhutan) è un piccolo Stato montano dell'Asia (47.000 km², circa 650.000 abitanti nel 2005[4]), localizzato nella catena himalayana.

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Mongolia. Giappone. Medio-oriente. Baatara gorge waterfall. The Baatara gorge waterfall (Balaa gorge waterfall) is a waterfall in the Tannourine, Lebanon.[1] The waterfall drops 255 metres (837 ft) into the Baatara Pothole, a cave of Jurassic limestone[2] located on the Lebanon Mountain Trail.[3] Discovered in 1952 by French bio-speleologist Henri Coiffait,[4] the waterfall and accompanying sinkhole were fully mapped in the 1980s by the Spéléo club du Liban.[5] The cave is also known as the "Cave of the Three Bridges.

Baatara gorge waterfall

"[6] Traveling from Laklouk to Tannourine one passes the village of Balaa, and the "Three Bridges Chasm" (in French "Gouffre des Trois Ponts") is a five-minute journey into the valley below where one sees three natural bridges, rising one above the other and overhanging a chasm descending into Mount Lebanon. During the spring melt, a 90–100-metre (300–330 ft) cascade falls behind the three bridges and then down into the 250-metre (820 ft) chasm. Sana'a. Sana'a (also spelled Sanaa or Sana; Arabic: صنعاء‎ Ṣanʿāʾ pronounced [sˤɑnʕaːʔ], Yemeni Arabic: [ˈsˤɑnʕɑ]) is the capital of Yemen and the centre of Sana'a Governorate.

Sana'a

The city is not part of the Governorate, but forms the separate administrative district of "Amanat Al-Asemah". Sana'a is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. At an altitude of 2,300 metres (7,500 ft), it is also one of the highest capital cities in the world. Sana'a has a population of approximately 1,937,500 (2012), making it Yemen's largest city.

The old city of Sana'a, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has a distinctive visual character due its unique architectural characteristics, most notably expressed in its multi-storey buildings decorated with geometric patterns.[1][2] Located here is the Great Mosque of Sana'a, the largest in the city. History[edit] Atlantis Resort Waterslide Too Much for Amazing Race Contestant. If you saw the Amazing Race yesterday night, you’re probably asking yourself “what WAS that resort with the insane water slide that runs through shark-infested waters” and maybe, if you’re somewhat more adventurous than Amazing Race Contestant, Mika, “Can I try it?”

Atlantis Resort Waterslide Too Much for Amazing Race Contestant

Yesterday’s episode of the hit series kept the action hot in Dubai. The seven teams had to navigate a series of challenges that included rowing a rubber dinghy out to a yacht, using a watch to find the combination for a locked briefcase, assembling a hookah and measuring out $500,000 in gold pieces. The final challenge, of course was taking a very wet “leap of faith” down a six-story water slide found at the über luxurious Dubai resort: the Atlantis Resort in Dubai. This is where things went wrong for Mika and Canaan. Too bad for Mika, because it looked like a whole lot of fun.

雷人的超奇异楼梯(组图) Incrível floresta de pedra na Rússia. A “Floresta de Pedra” (Lena Stone Forest) é uma das maravilhas naturais mais bonitas da Rússia, e é também um dos lugares de acesso mais difíceis para os turistas. Os Pilares de Lena, como também é conhecida, encontra-se em uma área da Sibéria que, para alcançar, após viajar longas horas de avião até a região de Yakutsk, os visitantes irão um barco onde o passeio durará até quatro dias. A floresta de pedra oferece um passeio com vista única para os turistas, com belas e interessantes estátuas colossais de pedra que parecem furar o céu, como gigantes congelados no tempo.

Os pilares guardam mistérios em sua formação e grande informação histórica em sua área, que se estende por muitos quilômetros. Reed Flute Cave. Lake inside the cave, with artificial lighting The Reed Flute Cave (Chinese: 芦笛岩; pinyin: Lúdí Yán) is a landmark and tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi, China.[1] It is a natural limestone cave with multicolored lighting and has been one of Guilin’s most interesting attractions for over 1200 years. It is over 180 million years old. The cave got its name from the type of reed growing outside, which can be made into melodious flutes. Reed Flute Cave is filled with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites and rock formations in weird and wonderful shapes. Inside, there are more than 70 inscriptions written in ink, which can be dated back as far as 792 AD in the Tang Dynasty.

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