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4- OLOʻUPENA FALLS

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Olo'upena Falls, or Oloupena Falls is a the fourth highest waterfall in the world. It is located in the north-eastern part of Hawaiian Island of Molokai. This waterfall is located in north-eastern part of Hawaiian. The falls is falling over the edge of one of the tallest sea side cliffs of the world, located between the Wailau and Pelekunu valleys and have formed on a short, seasonal stream. They have gnawed a groove in the cliff-face and can be observed only from the ocean or air.

3- LAS TRES HERMANAS CATARACTS

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After Salto Angel and Tugela Falls, Las Cataratas Tres Hermanas, or Three Sisters Falls, is the only other member of the 3K club. This waterfall is in Peru and its elevation drop is of 3,000 ft. On the nose, Tres Hermanas is a series of tiered falls that carry an unnamed jungle stream off an Andean plateau and into the Cutevirini River below.

2- TUGELA FALLS

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Tugela falls is the second highest waterfall in the world. The total drop in five free-leaping falls is 3,110 ft (948 m). They are located in the Drakensberg (Dragon's Mountains) in the Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa.  They are easily viewed after a heavy rain from the main travel road into the park, glistening from the reflection of the late afternoon sun.  The source of the Tugela River (Zulu for 'sudden') is theMont-Aux-Sources plateau which extends several kilometers beyond The Amphitheatre escarpment from which the falls drop.

1- ANGEL FALLS

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The highest waterfall in the World is Angel falls, which drops nearly a kilometre (979 m) and a plunge of 807 m.  The water fall drops over the edge of the Auyantepui mountain in the Canaima National Park in Venezuela. This is a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Gran Sabana region of the Bolivar State. The waterfall has been known as the "Angel Falls" since the mid twentieth century. It was named after Jimmie Angel, a US aviator, who was the first person to fly over the falls. After his death Angel's ashes were scattered over the falls on July 2, 1960. Angel Falls is one of Venezuela's top tourist attractions. The falls are located in an isolated jungle. A flight from Puerto Ordaz or Ciudad Bolívar is required to reach Canaima camp, the starting point for river trips to the base of the falls. River trips generally take place from June to December, when the rivers are deep enough for the wooden curiaras used by the Pemon guides. During the dry sea...

RIO DE JANEIRO

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On the North Eastern coast of Brazil lies the state of Rio de Janeiro, which has a capital city of the very same name. This city is well known for a number of things, including the stunning mountains that surround it, great carnivals and of course the statue of Christ the Redeemer that overlooks the city below. Rio de Janeiro’s most famous feature, however, has to be its harbor, which formed entirely naturally and was colonized in the 16th century by Portuguese explorers. Rio bay holds many illusions. Rio is a natural wonder because there are so many ways to look at the harbor and see different things. Some of the first explorers thought it looked like the mouth of some giant river! The giant mountains by it help deceive your eyes to make it seem like a lake. When you first come into view of the harbor you see such strange shapes, and forms that everything looks like something else. There are many magnificent mountains around the bay. Some of the mountains are low and run str...

MOUNT EVEREST

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Mount Everest is the highest mountain on the earth. Its peak is at 8848 meters above the sea level. It is the 5th tallest mountain measured from the centre of the Earth.  It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Approximately 4,000 people attempted to climb Mount Everest, out of which only 660 succeeded. 142 climbers have been died attempting to climb Mount Everest. Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to climb Mount Everest on May 29, 1953.

GREAT BARRIER REEF

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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi). The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and 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 coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. CNN labeled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Queensland National Trust named it a state icon of Queensland.