8 Lesser-Known Natural Wonders

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09 January 2025

From the Great Blue Hole in Belize to walking trees in the Amazon, here are 8 natural wonders that will leave you speechless 


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The Great Blue Hole in Belize is a massive underwater sinkhole. It is renowned for its strikingly deep blue colouration and perfectly circular shape


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The Darvaza Gas Crater, also known as the "Door to Hell," is situated in Turkmenistan. This gar crater has been blazing for more than fifty years 


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Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is known for being the world's largest salt flat, and for its mirror effect that makes it look like you're walking on clouds


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Grand Prismatic Spring in the US is famous for its richly saturated colouration, being a deep blue in the centre, with an outer rim that changes colour depending on the time of year


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The “walking trees” of South America, particularly the Socratea exorrhiza, have fascinated scientists and locals alike with their unique ability to move across the forest floor 


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Pamukkale in Turkey is famous for its thermal pools, which are fed by mineral-rich waters that cascade down the mountainside into pools below


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Zhangye Danxia in China is known for its colourful rock formations, rolling hills, and unusual shapes


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Tianzi Mountain, or Tianzishan, is known for its unique rock formations, forests, and canyons. It's also famous for being featured in the 2010 movie Avatar


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