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44 Landmarks

The world is peppered with hundreds of amazing landmarks and natural wonders that
most of us would recognise without any trouble.

Pictures and brief descriptions of some landmarks of the world are given below.
Identify them and write their names.

These strange pillars of rock
were formed when wind wore It is considered the world’s These springs in Turkey have
away softer outer rock. Some of most famous gorge made by the been famous since 2nd century
these pillars are upto 5 metres Colorado river. It is BC. The terraces of rock make it
high. approximately 450 km long. look like a huge white castle.
1 2 3

It is the world’s largest
It is one of the world’s biggest structure built by living
waterfalls on the Zambezi river. creatures. It is made up of This bubblegum pink lake in
Its sound can be heard from 40 corals and is more than 2000 km Australia may not seen natural,
kilometres away. long. but it actually gets its neon
colour from a chemical called
4 5 carotene, which is produced by
algae.
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a) Great Barrier Reef c) Victoria Falls
b) Pammukale Springs d) Grand Canyon

e) Pinnacles Desert f) Angkor Wat

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