Mother Nature always wow us with her masterpieces. Five of the Most Beautiful destinations below will blow your mind with its amazing beauty.
1. Split Apple Rock, New Zealand
Two gods of Maori legend were fighting
over the possession of a large boulder. To settle the matter, they used
their godlike strength to break it in half. That’s the origin story of
the subject of January’s photo, Split Apple Rock, just off of
Kaiteriteri Beach in Abel Tasman National Park, South Island, New
Zealand.
2. Mono Lake, California
Mono Lake is unique. For starters, it’s
old–at least 700,000 years old and one of the oldest continuously
existing lakes on the continent. Fed by huge glaciers during the last
Ice Age, Mono Lake was 60 times larger than the 66 square miles it
covers today.
Mono Lake is naturally salty and
alkaline because it has no outlet. The only way water leaves is via
evaporation. The Sierra streams that flow into Mono contain only trace
amounts of minerals and salts but those minerals and salts stay and
their concentrations, over the years, grow.
3. Great Blue Hole, Belize
The Great Blue Hole is a large
underwater sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the center of
Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the mainland
of Belize City.
The hole is circular in shape, over 300
metres (984 ft.) across and 125 metres (410 ft.) deep. The world’s
largest natural formation of its kind, the Great Blue Hole is part of
the larger Barrier Reef Reserve System, a World Heritage Site of the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO).
4. Socotra Island, Yemen
The name Socotra is derived from a
Sanskrit name, meaning “The Island of Bliss”. Socotra is a perfect
destination for the adventurous and nature loving travelers. Socotra
takes pride in their eco-tourism and values their spectacular plant and
wildlife that may sometimes be only found on this island. Although the
lodging and facilities may not be the same as more modern and developed
locations, Socotra is a beautiful and magnificent destination choice.
Great care is shown to both guests and the environment.
5. Chocolate Hills, Philippines
The Chocolate Hills are probably Bohol’s
most famous tourist attraction. They look like giant mole hills, or as
some say, women’s breasts, and remind us of the hills in a small child’s
drawing. Most people who first see pictures of this landscape can
hardly believe that these hills are not a man-made artifact. However,
this idea is quickly abandoned, as the effort would surely surpass the
construction of the pyramids in Egypt.
The chocolate hills consist of are no
less than 1268 hills (some claim this to be the exact number). They are
very uniform in shape and mostly between 30 and 50 meters high. They are
covered with grass, which, at the end of the dry season, turns
chocolate brown. From this color, the hills derive their name. At other
times, the hills are green, and the association may be a bit difficult
to make.
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