Thursday, September 25, 2008

Mount Everest

Mount Everest is the well-known uppermost mountain on Earth. Its peak (not counting the snow covering) being about 8,844m (29,015ft) high – and it continues to produce by an estimated two to five millimeters for each year!

The peak ridge marks the edge between China and Nepal.

Friday, September 19, 2008

Niagara Falls

Located on the border between Canada and the USA, the Niagara Falls comprises three divide waterfalls: the Horseshoe Falls (sometimes called the Canadian Falls); the American Falls; and the lesser, contiguous Bridal Veil Falls.

It is not the tallness, but the width and magnificence of the falls that takes your breath away.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Victoria Falls - Zambia/Zimbabwe

One of the world's mightiest falls, Victoria Falls thunders over a 100m-high, 1.5km-long cliff before rushing its enormous flow (120 million gallons of water a minute) into the Batoka Gorge.

Victoria Falls creates some of the world's most awesome white water, a spectacular view indeed

Monday, September 8, 2008

Paricutin Volcano

Paricutin Volcano in Mexico factually came from nowhere and emerged as a new volcano initial from a instant when the ground in a farmer's cornfield opened in February, 1943, and lava started graceful out! The lava flows then sustained with little break waiting February, 1952.

The lava covered two villages with lava, though there were no casualties, and today the top of the church of one of those villages can be seen peeking out of the solidified lava. A lot of people have climbed the volcano, which stands at a height of 2,800 m.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Angel Falls

Angel Falls is situated in the Guayana highlands, single of five topographical regions of Venezuela. It plunges off the rim of a "Tepuy", or table-top mountain, and free falls 2,421 feet to the river below, making it the tallest waterfalls on earth.In whole it is 15 times higher than Niagara Falls with a total of 2,937 feet.

Angel Falls was formally discovered in 1933 by an American aviator, James Crawford Angel. Getting to the falls can be difficult and usually involves taking a small flight from Caracus to Canaima and then a boat trip and trek to reach the falls. On the other hand, you could decide to just do an aerial fly-by of the waterfalls.

The falls are named after Jimmy Angel, a daring bush pilot from Missouri (Used to fly with Lindbergh's Flying Circus), today a contemporary legend. Jimmy Angel first saw the falls in 1933 with McCracken while penetrating for a legendary Gold Ore.