10. Berry Head Arch, Newfoundland. There are stranger, more spectacular places in the world, but this natural rock arch in Newfoundland has that certain Game of Thrones ruggedness about it. It is pretty impressive to see a rock arch so large that a grove of trees has grown atop it.
9. Angkor Thom, Cambodia. Angkor Thom ("Great City") was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII and it covers an area of 9 km², within which are located several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors.
8. Antelope Canyon, Arizona. Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections, referred to individually as Upper Antelope Canyon or The Crack and Lower Antelope Canyon or The Corkscrew. It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona.
7. Zhangye Danxia landform in Gansu, China. Two tiny figures walk on a boardwalk among colourful rock formations at the Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park in Gansu Province, China. The unusual colours of the rocks are the result of red sandstone and mineral deposits being laid down over 24 million years.
6. Machu Picchu, Peru. Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments.
5. Petra, Jordan. Petra is a historical and archaeological city in the southern Jordanian governorate of Ma'an, that is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved.
4. The Cave of Crystals, Naica Mine, Mexico. Giant Crystal Cave is a cave connected to the Naica Mine 300 metres below the surface in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico. The main chamber contains giant selenite crystals, some of the largest natural crystals ever found. The cave is extremely hot with air temperatures reaching up to 58 °C with 90 to 99 percent humidity. The cave is relatively unexplored due to these factors.Without proper protection people can only endure approximately ten minutes of exposure at a time.
3. Moraine Lake, USA. Moraine Lake is a glacially-fed lake in Banff National Park, 14 kilometres outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. When it is full, it reflects a distinct shade of blue. The color is due to the refraction of light off the rock flour deposited in the lake on a continual basis.
2. The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China in part to protect the Chinese Empire or its prototypical states against intrusions by various nomadic groups or military incursions by various warlike peoples or forces.
1. Preikestolen, Norway. Preikestolen is a massive cliff 604 metres above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjerag plateau, in Forsand, Ryfylke, Norway. The top of the cliff is approximately 25 by 25 metres square, almost flat, and is a famous tourist attraction in Norway.
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