Saturday, June 30, 2012

Mysterious Places Around the World - part 2

Here the mysterious places (part 2) that are rarely found anywhere in the world. Do you wanna read the part 1? Click here

9. Wave Rock (Australia)
"Wave Rock" is a natural rock formation located in western Australia. It took its name from the fact that the shape that resembles a burst of high sea waves. Total outcrop covers several hectares; the "waves" of rock about 15 meters tall and approximately 110 meters in length. One aspect that is rarely shown in photography are reinforcing wall about half of the rock.

10. Chocolate Hills (Filipina, Asia)
Composed of approximately 1268 perfectly cone-shaped valley of the same size in the area over 50 square kilometers, which is not common geological formations, named "Choclate Hills", located in Bohol, Philippines. There are several hypotheses related to the formation of this valley. Some include simple limestone weathering, sub-oceanic volcanism, uplift of the seafloor and a new theory that links the collapse of the active volcanoes of the past and spewed huge blocks of rock and then covered with limestone and eventually pushed out of the sea.

11. Light Pillar
Visual phenomenon which is created by reflected light

12. Catatumbo lightning
Natural wonders of the living memories because destroyed by the eruption of Tarawera volcano in 1886, this natural phenomenon formed from hot water geyser bursts that came down the hill leaving the thickness of the ice, the largest pool of warm water was recorded 3 acres, before the destruction of this phenomenon into "The Eighth Wonder of the World "

13. Penitentes
Natural phenomenon which only occurs in places between Chile and Argentina, that is snow on the high surface who pointed the wind is strong in the Andes Mountains.

14. Sun Dogs
Phenomenon which looks like three pieces of the sun.

15. Red Tides
A natural phenomenon which occurs due to the gathering of microorganisms on the coast, where the joining of the water from the estuary, sea or river water and make water into a purple and red

16. Ice Circles
Ice circle phenomenon is extremely rare in the cold water temperature. circle of the ice can be found in Scandinavia and North America, and the latest incident which occurred in England, in January 2009.

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