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  • - [Voiceover] And if you look carefully straight ahead,

  • you'll see a wild Canadian in his natural habitat.

  • Oh, he's a shy one.

  • - Hello.

  • So on Earth there are a lot

  • of things that have the ability

  • to strike us with pure wonderment,

  • many of which you've probably already heard

  • of, like the Great Wall of China,

  • the Pyramids of Egypt,

  • and the Coliseum in Rome,

  • but as impressive as those things are,

  • there exists things on Earth

  • that nature has created naturally

  • that are so beautiful and complex

  • that they rival even the greatest

  • of mankind's architectural accomplishments.

  • So, this week I gathered some of the most fascinating

  • creations of nature to share with you all.

  • So, here they are.

  • The ten most amazing wonders of nature

  • that you've never seen.

  • Number one is the Cano Cristals River in Columbia.

  • Located in central Columbia,

  • Serrania de la Macarena National Park,

  • this river has inspired such nicknames as

  • "The River of Five Colors"

  • and "The River that Ran Away to Paradise".

  • Known as one of the most beautiful rivers in the world,

  • the water here runs crystal clear year round.

  • That is until the water level dips during the brief

  • window between the wet and dry season

  • and then something really cool happens.

  • When the water level dips,

  • the sun's rays provide just enough light to make

  • the moss in the lake explode into a kaleidoscope

  • of colors, including pink, blue, yellow, and green,

  • making the lake look like a liquid rainbow.

  • This lake is really cool to look at,

  • but not to swim in,

  • because you'd probably emerge

  • from it looking like a furry rainbow Cookie Monster.

  • Unless, you want to be a furry rainbow,

  • in which case, you go girl.

  • Number two is The Stone Forest in China,

  • located in the Yunnan Province

  • of China are giant stalagmite-looking rocks

  • that jut straight out of the ground.

  • These mountainous rocks cover an area

  • of 350 km, giving the illusion of a forest made of stone.

  • Approximately, 270 million years ago,

  • the entire area was underwater

  • and the sea floor was covered in limestone.

  • Over time the seabed rose, the water dried up,

  • and as the rain and wind eroded the weaker rock,

  • the stronger limestone spires began to form,

  • leaving what we see today.

  • Of course, that explanation isn't quite as curious

  • as the legend of the forest, which is that the forest

  • was a birthplace of a girl named Ashima,

  • who after falling in love, was forbidden to marry

  • her chosen suitor

  • and instead turned into a stone in the forest

  • that still bears her name.

  • (sniffles)

  • Gets me right in the feels.

  • Number three is the Marble Caves in Chile,

  • located in Patagonia, Chile,

  • these caves are considered the most beautiful

  • cave network in the world.

  • 6,000 years of erosion have carved out these intricate

  • caves out of giant pieces of marble,

  • giving them a unique look not found anywhere else

  • in the world.

  • The walls of the cave shimmer with vibrant colors

  • of green, deep blue, and turquoise

  • from the reflection of the Carrera Lake

  • below it.

  • What's really interesting about this place is

  • that the colors observed

  • and the overall experience for the tourists

  • who kayak through the caves

  • are always different depending

  • on the light, the water level, and the time of year,

  • which are always changing.

  • I know where I'm going on my next vacation.

  • Number four are the Sarisarinama Sinkholes

  • in Venezuala.

  • Located in the Bolivar state of Venezuala

  • near the border of Brazil is a flat-topped mountain

  • with some very distinct features.

  • At the top of the mountain are four massive

  • and perfectly circular sinkholes

  • up to 352 meters wide

  • and 314 meters deep.

  • The sinkholes are surrounded by

  • an isolated, lush green rainforest filled

  • with several native species of animals.

  • In fact, the entire area is so isolated

  • that the sinkholes weren't discovered

  • until 1961 when I pilot flying overhead

  • accidentally spotted them below.

  • Today, the entire area is completely restricted

  • so that not even scientific researchers can perform

  • studies on the site.

  • Personally I think that's a good thing.

  • I mean, I'm all in for scientific research,

  • but not at the expense of disturbing "Fern Gully".

  • Leave those little creatures alone.

  • They're just having adventures.

  • Number five is the Cave of the Crystals in Mexico.

  • Located in Naica, Mexico is a cave 300 meters

  • below the surface

  • that's filled with beautifully clear selenite crystals

  • of massive proportions.

  • Also known as "Giant Crystal Cave",

  • the gypsum crystals found here are so huge

  • that the largest found was 12 meters

  • in length, four meters in diameter,

  • and weighed 55 tons.

  • Surprisingly, this cave was only discovered

  • in the year 2000

  • and the majority of it remains unexplored

  • due to the extreme heat within it

  • that can reach as high as 58 degrees Celsius.

  • This place is truly amazing,

  • not just because of it's beauty,

  • but because it's the closest thing

  • that we've ever seen in real life

  • to Superman's Fortress of Solitude.

  • Hella cool.

  • Number six is the Ice Towers of Mount Erebus

  • in Antarctica.

  • Located on Ross Island is the second highest

  • active volcano in Antarctica called Mount Erebus.

  • On the frozen slopes of the volcano are 18 meter

  • tall ice towers that continuously spit out steam

  • from the caves below them.

  • In a place where temperatures reach -93 degrees Celsius,

  • these huge steam spitting ice towers look

  • almost magical.

  • What's fascinating is that these majestic glittering

  • towers don't melt because the ice that makes

  • them is so thick that it acts as an insulator,

  • preventing them from melting

  • from the super heated volcanic gases that pass

  • through them.

  • Number seven is The Eye of the Sahara in Mauritania.

  • Located in west central Mauritania in Africa,

  • this enormous circular depression stretches

  • nearly 50 kilometers across,

  • making it look like a giant bulls-eye.

  • Also known as the "Richat Structure"

  • this landmark formed over time

  • as wind continuously eroded its different layers

  • of sediment, quartzite, and volcanic rock.

  • Visually what's incredible about it is

  • not only did it form in an otherwise featureless desert,

  • but the salt sediment present makes

  • it a beautiful blue color.

  • What makes this structure so incredible is despite

  • extensive field and laboratory studies,

  • geologists still lack an explanation

  • as to its origin.

  • It was originally interpreted as an asteroid impact.

  • Then, it was thought to be a structure created

  • from a volcanic eruption

  • and now it's argued to be a deeply eroded geologic dome,

  • that's collapsed,

  • but that's still just a theory.

  • Well, until we get solid evidence as

  • to the origins of this structure,

  • I think there's a much simpler explanation.

  • Number eight is the Waitomo Glowworm Caves

  • in New Zealand.

  • Located on the northern island of New Zealand

  • is a cave that glows brilliantly,

  • like nothing you've ever seen.

  • Hundreds of thousands of mosquito-sized

  • bio-luminescent glowworms radiate a tiny blue light

  • as they have from the ceiling of the Waitomo Cave

  • creating what looks like a sky of living lights.

  • The specie of glowworm that's found in this cave

  • is actually exclusive to New Zealand

  • and can't be found anywhere else in the world,

  • making it a very popular tourist attraction.

  • I was curious,

  • so I looked up a little more on glowworms themselves

  • and as it turns out, they're pretty hideous

  • and on top of that they spin these sticky silky threads

  • to capture and eat their prey,

  • which is not at all what I expected based

  • on the glowworm that I had as a child.

  • I was pretty devastated.

  • Number nine is the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River

  • in the Philippines.

  • Located in a protected area on the island of Palawan

  • is the 8 kilometer long St. Paul's underground river.

  • Not only is the river itself the world's largest navigable

  • underground river, but the cave that contains

  • it is the world's largest cave chamber

  • stretching for more than 24 kilometers.

  • Only a short time ago in 2010, geologists discovered

  • a second floor to the underground river,

  • where they found beautiful waterfalls,

  • underground river channels,

  • marine creatures, and even another deep cave.

  • These newly discovered deep areas

  • of the cave have yet to be explored due

  • to extreme oxygen deprivation,

  • which is just another fancy way of saying

  • that people that went down there to explore it

  • ended up like

  • (gasping)

  • which is, not good, so yeah in time.

  • And number ten, The Giant's Causeway

  • in the United Kingdom.

  • Located in Northern Ireland are 40,000 interlocking basalt

  • columns forming what looks like a walkway for a colossus.

  • Named the fourth greatest natural wonder in the UK,

  • these stones formed approximately 55 million years ago

  • as a result of an ancient volcanic eruption.

  • The columns are mostly hexagonal,

  • some of which are

  • 12 meters tall and 28 meters thick.

  • What's interesting is that the tops of the columns

  • form stepping stones that lead directly into the sea

  • almost as if it was the entrance of a giant's pool.

  • This place is of course not without legend,

  • which is that the structure was built

  • by a giant named Finn MacCool

  • as a meeting ground for a fight with another

  • Scottish giant named Benandonner.

  • Of course an Irish legend has to involve a fight.

  • The only thing more stereotypical would be

  • if the giants went out for a Guinness after the fight.

  • Anyways, that's all for this video, guys.

  • If you're wondering why Niagara Falls

  • or other big landmarks like that weren't on this list.

  • It's because I wanted to focus on the wonders of nature

  • that you haven't heard of as opposed

  • to the ones that you have.

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  • back here next Saturday

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  • I hope I gave you guys some interesting ideas

  • for possibly a vacation destination

  • and, you know, 'cause I know I'm probably going

  • to be going to that liquid rainbow river thing.

  • That's cool.

  • But anyways, I will see you guys back here next Saturday.

  • Have a great weekend.

  • Bye.

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