Have you seen the aurora, see the ring of the sun, or visit the lake where the water is pink? All of these unusual natural phenomena in the world and is a creation of the Almighty God. Amazing natural phenomenon may not exist around you and not be seen every day, but a real existence.
Here are 10 of the most amazing natural phenomena in the world :
1. Osoyoos Lake, The Lake Polkadot
Everyone knows the lake water is usually a greenish blue. But this time, you must be amazed with a lake that is located in Osoyoos, Canada. The lake is known as the Spotted Lake has an area of approximately 61 hectares. Actually, the water of the lake is quite dangerous because it contains minerals with high concentrations such as calcium, sodium, magnesium, silver, titanium, and others. Polka-dot motif that is unique to this lake can only be seen from the moon July-September and looks beautiful from above. At that time the lake will evaporate and some minerals crystallize to form great circles. The water in the middle of the circle-lingakaran colorful because the mineral content below.
2. Mysterious Giant Blue Hole in Belize
There is a big hole in the middle of the deep blue sea-blue colored Belize. Giant hole with almost perfectly round is the extent of 984 feet and depth of 407 feet. The hole circled a small coral atoll Lighthouse (Lighthouse Reef) on the surface of the water. The location of the hole is at 70 km from the mainland of Belize City. This amazing phenomenon became the target of many tourists to visit. Actually this mysterious blue hole formed due to the Quaternary glaciation phenomenon of hundreds of thousands of years ago. This phenomenon causes no sea levels were lower and higher, so the rounded cave deep under the sea imagined shadows.
3. Mystery Stone Walk Alone in Racetrack Playa
Racetrack Playa is a very dry lake located in Death Valey, California. It is located 1130m above sea level and extent of 4.5 km with a width of 2km. climate in this area is very dry and it rained only a few times a year. When it rains, this area instantly becomes a shallow lake, and in no time there was a mud and dried again. That is why the Racetrack Playa filled with soil cracks. Well, who becomes the love of tourists come to this barren area is super large stones weighing 45kg to walk alone. Many traces of stone found in the plains of Playa. Until now, this phenomenon is still the subject of study for researchers. Some say a rock can move because of the wind, because the terrain is not the same height, or because there is a layer of ice. Which is it, huh?
4. Champagne pool in New Zealand
Do not ever expect to actually shower or bath in Champagne Pool is located in the Wai-O-Tapu, New Zealand, yes. Pools formed due to this natural phenomenon has a surface temperature of 74 degrees Celsius. The color orange edge of the pond is similar to champagne. Seen from above, the Champagne Pool is very beautiful and upscale drinks like it because a lot of CO2 bubbles in water. Pool 65 meters in diameter was formed a thousand years ago by the eruption of hydrothermal and contains many natural minerals, such as arsenic, sulfur, mercury, silver, and gold.
5. Rainbow Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park
In one of the oldest national parks in the world, Yellowstone, there is a pool of thermal (hot water) is very beautiful. The term for these hot tubs vary, the pool of a thousand faces, rainbow pool, emerald pools, celestial, sapphire, and others. Naturally, because it has a swimming pool colorful fringes such as blue, green, yellow, orange, and brown. Pool formed by the eruption of Mount Merapi and then form a pool of hot water. Existing colors caused by various bacteria that enter the pond and affect the color of the water.
6. Pink Lake in Australia
Pink Lake is located in Hiller, Western Australia is really pink. When viewed from above, it would look like strawberry milk or juice that is intentionally poured on a green plate, because there is a lake around the lush green jungle. Pink lake is not large because of the extent of only 600 meters. Her pink color comes from algae organisms that live in the Dunaliella salina lake and red Halobacteria. When water is put into the container, its pink color remains accompaniments.
7. Socotra Island, The island Satan and Alien
Socotra Island is a small island located in the east of Africa and southern Arabian peninsula. The island is included in the State of Yemen. Even the Yemeni population also feel familiar with this island. This unique island dubbed the creepy because there are some special fauna and flora that are not found anywhere in the world. Socotra Island as there are with all his originality since millions of years ago without disturbed friction / motion geology as other areas. One of the unique flora is estimated to have been extinct and there nowhere is the Dragon's Blood Tree or Dracena cinnibaris.
8. The phenomenon of Hexagonal Columnar Basalt rocks
Columnar basalt rock formations actually is formed by rapid cooling of lava flows. Actually, the form of rocks formed at random as the formation of soap bubbles or organic cells. However, the average appearance is visible is a large rock with a length of six sides. While interesting and mysterious as naturally formed columnar basalt rocks found everywhere, especially on the coast. Columnar Basalt found in Armenia (Garni Gorge), Scotland (Fingal's Cave), Jeju Island (Jusangjeoli), Wyoming, USA (Devil's Tower), California (Devil's Postpile), Iceland (Skatafell National Park), Ireland, Turkey, etc.
9. Giant Tornado Supercells
Supercells touted as the king of the tornado. This giant tornado looks like a giant white umbrella beautiful in the pictures, but the power of this super storm very scary. This type is very terrible tornado, spinning rapidly, accompanied by lightning, and can lift anything up and after after dropping rocks down like hail. King Supercells storm will spin faster and form a large tornado 50000-60000 feet tall (just fly a jet to 40,000 feet above the ground). Worse, Supercells can last for hours. Fortunately, Supercells only in the Americas and occurs very rarely in the spring.
10. Waterspouts Tornado Water
If supercells are the tornado king, then Waterspouts are tornadoes over water. This natural phenomenon formed a vortex of wind and water that soared up into the sky. This high storm formed on the water and dangerous because the speed is like a sports car, can reach 305 km / h. Waterspouts are very common in the Florida Keys. However, some people say this whirlpool as one of the many causes of aircraft or ships disappear in the Bermuda Triangle.
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