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Written By Unknown on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 | 2:04 AM

Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef is a bit of the natural wonders of the world is well known. However, the following positions are no less amazing.

Unfortunately, these places are not as famous as the site mentioned above. Check his review below:

Bu Tinah Iceland, United Arab Emirates
In addition to the Maldives and Glapagos islands, small islands in the United Arab Emirates, also rich in marine species are diverse. There are at least 16 species of coral in the waters of the Bu Tinah that in temperature and salinity, which can kill in other parts of the world can live. Shallow water full of algae is also home to about 600 dugongs endangered loggerhead sea turtle was also very rare.

The combination of location Bu Tinah including dimensions make the level of only 2-3 meters above sea level making it easy for the scientific research on climate change. Bu Tinah is currently struggling to get a global recognition to have to get the protection of animals and ecosystems threatened by extinction.

Sundarbans, Bangladesh and India
Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world. Beautiful wooded area 4110 km ², which enhanced coastal watersheds, estuaries, marshes, dunes and dikes creates. Sundarbans is home to 150 species of fish, 270 species of birds, 42 mammals, 35 species of reptiles and 8 species of amphibians.

The only way to explore the mangrove forest by boat are two local boats and luxury tourist boats for exploring the Sundarbans. The starting point for exploring the Sundarbans is a city named Hiron in Bangladesh and India, the city of Calcutta.

Sundarbans are also in the process of recognition of the world to provide complete protection against the government. Mangrove is a place of rare animals like the estuarine crocodile, freshwater dolphins and Bengal tigers, whose population lived 270 tail.

Jeita Grotto, Lebanon
Jeita Grotto is the longest cave system in the Middle East is so beautiful because of the crystallization of limestone in it. Jeita is five kilometers from the Mediterranean coast and 18 kilometers from the Lebanese capital Beirut.

The complex is divided into two levels. Low river levels are 6200 meters long and flowing a source of water for the citizens of Beirut. So on a higher level, has 60 feet above him, a length of 8330 meters and is famous for its stalactites, stalagmites, fungi, and the columns are amazingly famous. The second level of this cave is accessible by road for two hours by boat. In this cave is the largest stalactite cave in the world, as long as 8.2 meters.

Mud volcano, Azerbaijan
The phenomenon of mud volcano formed when the cold mud, gas and water under the earth's crust driven in a cone-shaped hill in the face of the earth. 700 mud volcanoes on Earth, 400 of them in coastal Caspian in Azerbaijan, where mud volcanoes reach four feet high may be removed and could reach 700 meters.

Although this mud volcano erupted certainly be seen in the years 2001 and shot a hot mud everywhere, which is now at a considerable distance. Even cool enough mud around it is believed useful for skin health and beauty.

Underground River of Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Puerto Princesa underground river through a cave full of stalactites and stalagmites, before finally in the South China Sea. This river also to sustain life in the forests of Palawan Moist, trees and flowers, the variety of ecosystems in Asia have claimed. This river, 8.2 km long, flows from the mountains to the sea through the eight types of forests. These forests are home to 800 plant species and at least 295 tree species.

Although not the longest underground river in the world, Puerto Princesa is the longest underground river that is available. The river is located 50 kilometers north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.

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