Sunday, 25 July 2010

Wildest landscapes

1. Bolivia: Salar de Uyuni - the world's largest salt flat at 10.582 km2


2. Argentina: Uspallata and Mount Aconcagua - the highest mountain in the Americas and the highest mountain outside Asia (6,962 m)


3. South Africa: The Blyde River Canyon - by some measures the third largest canyon in the world, after the Grand Canyon in the US and the Fish River Canyon in Namibia. By any definition it is one of the largest canyons on earth, unquestionably being the largest 'green canyon' due to its lush subtropical foliage.


4. Thailand: Southern coast and islands of Koh Phi Phi Leh


5. Bolivia: Altiplano - the most extensive area of high plateau on earth outside of Tibet.


6. Botswana: Okavango delta - the world's largest inland delta, home to a wide variety of wildlife


7. Fiji: The 332 Islands


8. Laos: Northern karst mountains


9. Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls - some of the largest in the world


10. The Andes - the world's longest continental mountain range, extending over seven countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.


11. Chile: Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world

















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