Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge can be understood as a suspension bridge that spans from the Golden Gate, at opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. It simultaneously forms a part of US Highway 101 and State Route 1; that joins the San Francisco City on its northern extent of the San Francisco …

Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay or Halong Bay is famous for thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km2 with a high density of 775 islets. Ha Long Bay has an area of around 1,553 km2, including 1,960–2,000 islets, most of which are …

Amazon Rainforest and River

This basin encompasses seven million square kilometers (1.7 billion acres), of which five and a half million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres) are covered by the rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations. The Amazon represents over half of the planet’s remaining rainforests, and it comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of …

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park contains over 350 gorillas, but it also is home to a number of Forest Elephants in one corner of the park and are rarely seen by visitors. Forest Elephants are smaller and hairier than their savannah cousins, and not only Forest Elephants but Bwindi is also home to 120 different mammals. …

Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian state of Paraná and the Argentine province of Misiones. The waterfall system consists of about 270 falls along 1.67 miles of the Iguazu River. Some of the individual falls are up to 269 feet in height, though the majority are …

The Great Pyramid of Giza

Pyramids of Giza Egypt

The Pyramids of Egypt, among the largest constructions ever built, constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. It is generally accepted by most archaeologists that they were constructed as burial monuments associated with royal solar and stellar cults, and most were built during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods. …

Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)

Ngorongoro Crater

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area or NCA is a conservation area situated 180 km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. The conservation area’s boundaries follow the boundary of the Ngorongoro Division of Ngorongoro District. It is 8,288 km² – about the size of Crete. Ngorongoro Crater area is located at 180 km …