10extraordinary places in the world

These places are the extraordinary phenomenons of the natural world. These outlandish landscapes might look like something from another planet but they are in fact completely natural eccentricities.

1. The peculiar pinnacles at Nambung National Park, Western Australia
   
   - These amazing natural limestone structures, some standing as high as five metres, were formed approximately 25,000 to 30,000 years ago after the sea receded and left deposits of sea shells. Over time, coastal winds removed the surrounding sand leaving the pillars exposed.

2. The Great Blue Hole in Belize 
   
   (in the continent/region of North America.) - A large submarine sinkhole which is over 984 feet across and 407 feet deep. The sinkhole was formed during several episodes of quaternary glaciation when sea levels were much lower.

3. The Crater Lake at National Park in Oregon 
   
   
   
   (state in the United States) was formed about 150 years ago by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama.

4. The Wave in Utah
   
   (in the Western region of USA) - Carved rock eroded into a wave-like formation made of jurassic-age Navajo sandstone that is approximately 190 million years old.

5. The pink Lake Hiller lake in Western Australia 
   
   - Scientists have proven the strange pink color is due to the presence of algae which is usually the cause of strange coloration.

6. The sliding stones of Death Valley, California
   
    - The movement of the rocks continue to baffle experts, with some rocks sliding across a perfectly flat bed despite weighing up to 700 pounds each.

7. The Champagne Pool 
   
   - A colorful hot spring in the Waiotapu Geothermal area of New Zealand. The surface temperature of the big spring is 74 degrees celsius and it bubbles are due to uprising carbon dioxide. Minerals contained in the hot water are gold, silver, mercury, sulphur and arsenic.

8. Tufa pinnacles at Mono Lake in Sierra Nevada in the USA
   
    - Mono Lake is a closed hydrological basin meaning water flows into it but it doesnt flow out. The only way for water to leave is through evaporation. Four vertical feet of water can evaporate during the course of a year.

9. Balls Pyramid 
   
   - The world’s tallest sea stack, at 562 metres, in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia.

10. The Beauty Pool of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States.
    
    The hot spring allows luminous algae and bacteria to flourish creating a vivid array of colors.