00:00what if i told you there are places on earth so incredible so mind-blowingly beautiful that they
00:14look like they're from another planet today we're counting down the 15 most jaw-dropping natural
00:19wonders first up angel falls in venezuela this is the world's tallest waterfall plunging nearly
00:281 000 meters just imagine that's like stacking three empire state buildings on top of each
00:32other the mist from the falls creates a magical atmosphere hidden deep in the jungle next the
00:38giants causeway in northern ireland here you'll find 40 000 basalt columns all perfectly hexagonal
00:45formed by volcanic activity around 60 million years ago it's like nature's own geometric masterpiece
00:52moving on to salar de uni in bolivia the world's largest salt flat during the rainy season it turns
01:01into a perfect mirror reflecting the sky for miles and miles in the dry season it's an endless white
01:08desert stretching over 4 000 square miles seriously it's like stepping onto another planet then the
01:13northern lights also known as the aurora borealis solar particles traveling at 45 million miles per
01:19hour collide with earth's atmosphere creating a dance of colors across the night sky whether you're
01:24in iceland norway or canada this is one natural show you have to see to believe and finally for this
01:30section zhang jiajie in china these 3 000 sandstone pillars some up to 200 meters high rise up through the
01:38mist it's so otherworldly it actually inspired the floating mountains in the movie avatar
01:44now let's head to pamakal in turkey known as the cotton castle these brilliant white terraces are
01:52formed by calcium rich hot springs and the pools stay a cozy 95 degrees fahrenheit all year round
01:58people have been soaking here since ancient roman times next up is the great barrier reef in australia
02:05it's so massive you can see it from space stretching 1400 miles and home to 9 000 marine species it's the
02:13world's largest coral reef system a true underwater paradise then there's mount bromo
02:19in indonesia this active volcano sits in a vast sea of sand with sunrise views that are just
02:24breathtaking fun fact nasa even uses this landscape to train astronauts for mars missions victoria
02:31falls straddling the border of zambia and zimbabwe is next locals call it the smoke that thunders
02:37because of the sheer power over 33 000 cubic feet of water plunges down every second and you can
02:43actually hear it from 25 miles away and finally antarctica this is earth's most extreme environment
02:48with temperatures dropping to minus 128 degrees fahrenheit and winds reaching 200 miles per hour
02:53it's a world of vast ice penguin colonies and absolute silence like nowhere else on the planet
03:02all right let's keep going at number five we have the amazon rainforest which is home to an astonishing
03:07390 billion trees that's uh about 50 trees for every person on earth and get this only 10 of its
03:14species have even been identified so far no wonder people call it the lungs of the planet next up at
03:20number four is halong bay its name actually means descending dragons according to local legend recognized
03:26as one of the new seven wonders of nature this place is honestly just magical coming in at number three
03:36is the serengeti migration imagine 1.5 million wildebeest on the move covering a journey of 1200
03:43miles it's often called the greatest show on earth and yeah it really lives up to that name at number
03:48two we've got the grand canyon it stretches 277 miles long and plunges a mile deep these rocks they reveal
03:57two billion years of history and wow it took six million years for the canyon to form and finally at number
04:03one it's iguazu falls here 14 falls converge creating what many call the most powerful
04:09waterfall system on the planet eleanor roosevelt famously said poor niagara when she saw it and
04:16honestly it's easy to see why which one surprised you most drop a comment below and hey don't forget to
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