Scott Calta The Landform Wonders of the World

Scott Calta

The Landform Wonders of the World Tour • Lists of seven wonders began in ancient times by the Greeks. The Seven Wonders lists varied, resulting in many more than seven wonders. These are Seven Landform Wonders of today’s world.

Landform Wonders of the World Tour We will visit seven wonders that are truly remarkable feats of the landform world that you have studied.

Seven Landform Wonders of the World • • Angel Falls, Venezuela Himalyas, India Ayers Rock (Uluru), Australia Guilin, China Grand Canyon, USA Great Barrier Reef, Australia Iguassu Falls, South America

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Landforms shown here Mountain Waterfalls Canyon

Angel Falls • Angel Falls is located in Canaima National Park, Venezuela in a remote jungle. It is the highest waterfall in the world, more than twice the height of the Empire State Building, and three times the height of the Eiffel Tower.

Angel Falls, Venezuela

Himalayas, India In the heart of southern Asia is located the loftiest Landform chain on earth. Forming a geographical divide that separates the Indian subcontinent from Central Asia, the Himalayas extend from west to east in a massive arc for about 2500 kilometers (1550 miles).

Himalayas range

THE ROCK: AYERS ROCK • Long called Uluru (“sacred place”) by the Aborigines, Ayers Rock is located in central Australia in the Northern Territory. It is the world's largest monolith, rising 862. 5 meters (1, 143 feet high) and covers an area of 2 square miles.

ULURU, Australia

Guilin Range, China • There is a popular saying about Guilin, "the Landforms and water of Guilin are the finest under heaven. " Guilin is located in southern China and is famous for its dramatic peaks, clear waters, caves, and long history.

Guilin, China

Grand Canyon, USA • Measured in Colorado River miles, the Grand Canyon is 277 miles long and begins at Lees Ferry and ends at the Grand Wash Cliffs. It is 18 miles across at its widest point and consists of more than one million acres of land! At the North Rim (which has only seasonal access) it is 6000 feet (1829 meters) deep.

Grand Canyon, Colorado, USA

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Landform Height (meters) Height (feet) Angel Falls Waterfall 979 m 3212 ft Himalayas 7200 m 25, 678 ft Ayers Rock 348 m 1142 ft Guilen 2709 m 3802 ft Grand Canyon 1609 m 3481 ft Great Barrier 2602 m 1616 ft Iguassu Falls 82 m 269 ft

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Great Barrier Reef, Australia • The Great Barrier Reef stretches along the east coast of Queensland in Australia. It is the world's largest coral reef. It is over 2000 km (1250 miles) long! It is not a single reef at all. It is made up of over 2900 individual reefs very close to each other.

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Iguassu Falls, South America • Iguassu Falls is on the border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Iguaçú comes means Great Water. The falls are a mile long and 100 yards high, and consist of 275 separate falls.

Iguassu Falls, Brazil

Tomorrow our table groups will look at books, magazines and other interesting items from our library, about four different types of landforms. Each group will rotate after 15 minutes, as we have done before. Where will your group start?

Tomorrow’s rotations start with… Table 1: Mountains Table 3: Waterfalls Table 2: Reefs Table 4: Canyons

Thank you. I hope that you enjoyed your trip!