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Seven Natural Wonders

Similar
to the other lists of wonders, there is no
(CNN)

consensus on a list of seven natural wonders of the world,

and there has been debate over how large the list should
be. One of the many existing lists was compiled by CNN.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Aurora.
Harbor of Rio De Janeiro.
Grand Canyon.
Great Barrier Reef.
Mount Everest.
Paricutin Volcano.
Victoria Falls.
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Aurora
Anaurorais a natural light display in the skypredominantly seen in the
high latitude (Arctic andAntarctic) regions. The name auroras is now more
commonly used for the linguistic plural aurorae of aurora, so is adopted
throughout the main text of this article. Modern style guides recommend that the
names of meteorological phenomena, such asaurora borealis, be uncapitalized.
Auroras are caused by charged particles, mainly electrons and protons, entering
the atmosphere from above causing ionization and excitation of atmospheric
constituents, and consequent optical emissions. Incident protons can also
produce emissions as hydrogen atoms after gaining an electron from the
atmosphere.

Harbor of Rio De Janeiro

Rio is the second largest cityin Brazil, the sixth largest city in the
Americas and the world's thirty-fifth largest city by population. The metropolis is
anchor to the Rio De Janeiro metropolitan area, ranked as the second most
populous metropolitan area in Brazil, the sixth most populousin the Americasand
the eighteenth largestin the world. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the
stateofRio De Janeiro, Brazil'sthird most populous state. Part of the city has been
designated as a World Heritage Site, named"Rio De Janeiro : CariocaLandscapes
between the Mountain and the Sea", identified by UNESCOon 1 July 2012 in the
category Cultural Landscape.

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Rio de Janeiro

Area

Population

Country

Brazil

Region

Southeast

Sate

Rio De Janeiro

Municipality

1.200 km2 (486.5sqmi)

Metro

4,557km2(1,759.6sqmi)

Elevation

from 0 to 1,021m (from 0 to

3,349ft)

Municipality

6,453,682

Rank

2nd

Density

5,377/km2(13,930/sqmi)

Urban

11,616,000

Metro

12,090,607 (2nd)

Demonym

Carioca

Postal Code

20000-000

Area Code

+55 21

Web Site

Rio De Janeiro. RJ

Grand Canyon
TheGrand Canyonis a steep-sidedcanyoncarved by theColorado
Riverin the state ofArizonain theUnited States. It is contained within and
managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the HualapaiTribal Nation,
theHavasupai Tribeand theNavajo Nation Navajo. PresidentTheodore
Rooseveltwas a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area,
and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446km) long, up to 18 miles (29km)
wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet or 1,800 meters).Nearly
two billion years of Earth's geological history have been exposed as the
Colorado River and its tributaries cut theirchannels through layer after layer
of rock while theColorado Plateauwasuplifted.While the specific geologic
processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate
by geologists,recent evidence suggests that the Colorado River established
its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago.Since that time,
the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day
configuration.

Great Barrier Reef

TheGreat Barrier Reefis the world's largestcoral reefcomposed of
over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometers
(1,400mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometers
(133,000sqmi).The reef is located in theCoral Sea, off the coast of
Queensland, Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer spaceand is the world's
biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is
composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as corapolys. It
supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Sitein
1981.CNNlabeled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world.The
Queensland National Trust named it a state icon of Queensland.

Mount Everest
Mount Everest is Earth'shighest mountain. It is located in the
Mahalangur section of theHimalayas. Its peak is 8,848 meters (29,029ft) above
sea leveland is the5th furthest summit from the center of Earth.The
international border betweenChinaand Nepal runs across the precise summit
point. Itsmassifincludes neighboring peaksLhotse, 8,516m (27,940ft);Nuptse,
7,855m (25,771ft) andChangtse, 7,580m (24,870ft).
In 1856, theGreat Trigonometrical Survey of Indiaestablished the first
published height of Everest, then known asPeak XV, at 29,002ft (8,840m).
The current official height of 8,848m (29,029ft) as recognized by Nepal and
China was established by a 1955 Indian survey and subsequently confirmed by a
Chinese survey in 1975. In 1865, Everest was given its official English name by
theRoyal Geographical Societyupon a recommendation byAndrew Waugh, the
BritishSurveyor General of India. Waugh named the mountain after his
predecessor in the post,Sir George Everest, arguing that there were many local
names, against the opinion of Everest.

Paricutin
Paricutin(orVolcn de Paricutin, also accentedParicutin) is
acinder conevolcanoin theMexicanstate ofMichoacn, close to alavacovered village of the same name. The volcano is unique in the fact that its
evolution from creation to extinction was witnessed, observed and studied. It
appears on many versions of theSeven Natural Wonders of the World. Paricutin
is part of theMichoacnGuanajuato volcanic field, which covers much of west
central Mexico. It is part of theRing of Fire.

Victoria Falls
Location

Livingstone, Zambia Victoria Falls,

Zimbabwe

Type

Waterfall

Total Height

355ft (108m) (at center)

Number of drops

Watercourse

Zambezi River

Average flow rate

1088 m/s (38,430 cu ft/s)

CNN
TheCable News Network(CNN) is anAmerican basic cable andsatellite
televisionchannel
that is owned by theTurner Broadcasting System division ofTime Warner. The24hour cable newschannel was founded in June 1, 1980 by American media
proprietor Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first television channel to
provide24-hournews coverage, and was the first all-news television channel in
the United States.
While the news channel has numerousaffiliates, CNN primarily broadcasts
from its headquarters at theCNN Centerin Atlanta, theTime Warner
CenterinNew York City, and studios inWashington, D.C.andLos Angeles. CNN is
sometimes referred to asCNN/U.S.to distinguish the American channel from its
international sister network,CNN International. As of August 2010, CNN is
available in over 100 million U.S. households. Broadcast coverage of the U.S.
channel extends to over 890,000 American hotel rooms, as well as carriage on
cable and satellite providers throughoutCanada. Globally, CNN programming airs
through CNN International, which can be seen by viewers in over 212 countries
and territories.
As of August 2013, CNN is available to approximately 98,496,000 cable,
satellite and telco television households (86% of households with at least one
television set) in the United States.

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St. Johns College, Nugegoda.
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