MYSTERIES WONDERS AND AMAZING THINGS OF THE WORLD

The  Victoria Falls  or  Mosi-oa-Tunya  ( Tokaleya   Tonga :  the Smoke that Thunders ) is a  waterfall  located in southern  Africa  on the  Zambezi River  between the countries of  Zambia  and  Zimbabwe . Thousands of tourists visit this place each year.  Other attractions are to  bungee jump  off the Victoria Falls Bridge (111m high) and dive into the Zambezi River gorge, or  white water rafting  below the fall in the rapids of the Zambezi River. While it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, it is claimed to be the largest. This claim is based on a width of 1,708 metres (5,604 ft)  and height of 108 metres (354 ft), forming the largest sheet of falling water in the world.

Parícutin  is a  cinder cone   volcano  in the  Mexican  state of  Michoacán , close to a  lava -covered village of the same name. This volcano is unique from others because its formation was witnessed from its very inception. It is one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Three weeks before the actual eruption, rumbling noises that resembled thunder were heard by people near Parícutin village. These were actually deep earthquakes. Much of the volcano's growth occurred during its first year, while it was still in the explosive pyroclastic phase. The nearby villages Parícutin (after which the volcano was named) and San Juan Parangaricutiro were both buried in lava and ash; the residents relocated to vacant land nearby. At the end of this phase, after roughly one year, the volcano reached the height of 336 metres (1,102 feet). For the next eight years the volcano continued erupting by relatively quiet eruptions of lava that scorched the surrounding 25 square ki