Gullfoss is a waterfall located in the southwest corner of Iceland. It is situated on the Canyon of Hvita River or the White river. Gullfoss means “Golden Waterfall” in Icelandic. On a sunny day, the water takes a golden-brown color. This is due to the fact that it is glacial water, and carries lots of sediments … Read more
Lake Bled is a lake that lies in the northwest of Slovenia. It is 2120 meters (6,960 feet) long, up to 1380 meters (4,530 ft) wide with a maximum depth of 29.5 meters (97 feet) and it is of the tectonic origin, After the last Ice Age, the Bohinj Glacier deep end its natural tectonic … Read more
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is consist of ridge upon ridge of seemingly endless forest on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee. Great Smoky Mountains National Park was established on June 15, 1934. Great Smoky Mountains National Park … Read more
A rainbow is a multicolored arc made by light striking water droplets. A rainbow is not located at a specific distance from the observer, but comes from an optical illusion caused by any water droplets viewed from a certain angle relative to a light source. They are the result of the refraction and reflection of … Read more
Fiordland National Park is over 1.2 million hectares in size, and encompasses mountains, lakes, waterfalls, fiords and rain-forest environments. Established as a reserve in 1904, it was designated a national park in 1952. People are drawn to Fiordland for the untouched landscapes, extreme wilderness and natural history of the area. The Maori have many legends … Read more
Yellowstone National Park was established on March 1, 1872. It is the world’s first national park. Yellowstone National Park is located in the U.S., northwest corner of Wyoming, and includes small areas of Montana and Idaho as well. Yellowstone National Park is about 9,000 square kilometers (3,500 square miles) wilderness recreation area atop a volcanic … Read more
Niagara Falls is the collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States. The names of three waterfalls are: the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls and the Horseshoe Falls. The Horseshoe Falls are the largest and the Bridal Veil Falls the smallest. The three waterfalls combine to produce … Read more
The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, covering over five and a half a million square kilometres (1.4 billion acres). Over half of the Amazon rainforest is located in Brazil but it is also located in other South American countries including Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Bolivia, Suriname and French Guiana. … Read more
Halong Bay is an area of extraordinary natural beauty, situated in Vietnam’s Quang Ninh Province, close to the Chinese border. Comprised of a multitude of limestone islands and islets rising from the sea, in a variety of sizes and shapes and presenting picturesque, unspoiled nature, Halong Bay is a spectacular seascape sculpted by nature. Halong … Read more