world's greatest geological wonder!

#1 Antelope Canyon



Antelope Canyon is definitely one of the most photographed places in United States. It’s placed in the Navajo land in Arizona. There are two separate Antelope canyons. The Navajo name of the upper one is Tse’ bighanilini, which means “the place where water runs through rocks,” while the other is Hasdestwazi – “spiral rock arches.” It was formed from the rocks erosion and the flashing water, while the time just softened the edges to create one of the world’s most beautiful sites.

#2 Chocolate Hills, Philippines


Although the hills are green during the dry season the grass turns brown so they really look like a chocolate. They’re located in Philippines and there are approximately 1300 of these. Their forming is still a mystery. There are a lot of theories about it: sub-oceanic volcanic reaction, limestone weathering, while the most recent says that when an ancient volcano self-destructed it spewed huge blocks of stones around, which later turned into hills.


3# ice Towers on Mount Erebus, Antarctica



Mount Erebus is the hottest place on the breezy continent as it’s the only active volcano there. The 3794 meters summit elevation is covered with hundreds of amazing ice towers that constantly emit steam into the sky. When the steam freezes into the towers it enables their expanding and extending. They’re usually high about 20 meters. There was an opportunity to see this wonder in 1977 when an air company from New Zealand had scheduled a flight from Auckland to Antarctica without an intermediate stop. However, a crash happened in 1979 and now there’s no such a flight.

#4 Fingal’s Cave, Scotland


The breathtaking Fingal’s Cave in Scotland gives you impression that someone has built it. The perfect hexagonally jointed basalt columns were formed during many years when the hot lava was cracked into perfect hexagonal patterns in a similar way to drying mud cracking as it shrinks, and these cracks gradually extended down into the mass of lava as it cooled and shrank to form the columns, which were subsequently exposed by erosion. There are similar phenomenon in Northern Ireland and Ulva in Scotland.

5# The Wave, United States



The Wave is not as famous as some other amazing sites in United States, but it’s truly breathtaking as the rest. It is located in Arizona near the border with Utah. The 190 million old geological wonder was formed from sand dunes that turned to rock. Unfortunately, this beauty is not accessible by vehicle. You have to do a trackless three miles hike to reach it, but you won’t regret.