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Amazing caves

              Cave of Crystals (Mexico)

 The Cave of Crystal or Naica Mine  of Chihuahua, Mexico, is a working mine that is known for its extraordinary crystals.The cave is 950 feet(290 meters)underground.The cave contains crystal of selenite as large as 4 feet in diameter and 50 feet long.Selenite, the gypsum crystal, named after the Greek goddess of the moon, Selene, due to its soft white light, is said to have many metaphysical and healing benefits. Selenite powder has been used cosmetically for thousands of years to enhance one's natural beauty. It is believed that this crystal assists with mental focus, growth, luck, immunity, and soothes the emotions.

         Majlis al Jinn Cave (Oman)

 Majlus al Jinn Cave is the world's second largest cave chamber.The cave is located in a remote area of the Selma Plateau at 1,380 meters above sea level in the Sultanate of Oman, 100 km south-east from Muscat.To enter the cave, one must initially be lowered down on a free-hanging rappel. There are two drops into the chamber: one of over 150m and the other of almost 120m.

     Waitomo Glowworm Cave (New Zealand)

The Waitomo Glowworm Cave is a cave on North Island of New Zealand. The cave is known for its glowworms.These glowworms spin a nest out of silk on the ceiling of the cave and then hang down.When you enter in this cave ,you will marvel at the amazing  decoration created by mother nature.

           Dongzhong Cave (China)

 The Dongzhong Cave is both a cave and a school.Opened in 1984 in Ziyun County in China's Guizhou Province, this natural, air hangar-sized cave serves as an educational institution for 186 students and their eight teachers. The cave was carved out from wind, water and other natural forces over the course of thousands of years. It now features small buildings, rooms and sport and recreational areas.

World's Unique Streets and Roads

World's Most Crooked Road

 

 Lombard Street is the most crooked street in the world.This street is located in San Francisco,California.

Lombard Street reaches from the Presidio to the Embarcadero.It only measures a quarter or a mile long between these points and the speed limit is only five mph and you can only drive one way in the downward direction.

World's Steepest Street 

 The world's steepest street is located in Dunedin.This 350 meters long street begins with a moderate slope and then climbs steeply to reach a maximum slope of 1:2.86 or 19 degrees.The street is so steep that it's surface had to be laid with concrete instead of asphalt otherwise on a warm day the tar would flow down the slope. 

World's Shortest Street

Ebenezer Place in Wick is Caithness, Scotland, is credited as being the world's shortest street in the Guinness Book of Records at 2.06m (6' 9").The owner of the building, a hotel at the time, was instructed to paint a name on the shortest side of the hotel. It was officially declared a street in 1887.

World's Longest Street

 Yonge street is the world's longest street in the world. Yonge street is located in Ontario,Canada.Yonge Street is a major arterial street running between Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe.This street is1,896 kilometres (1,178 mi) long.

            

World's Most Amazing Bridges

Magdeburg Water Bridge (Germany)

Magdeburg Water Bridge is a 918 meter ( 3,011 ft) long water Bridge constructed from 1997 to 2003 at a cost of 500 million Euros. The bridge is the longest navigable aqueduct in the world.The water bridge had been planned since 1919, but construction was postponed during World War 2. The Magdeburg Water Bridge connects the former East and West Germany over the Elbe River.

                          The Fountain Bridge(South Korea)

 

The Fountain Bridge is located in South Korea,a 10,000-nozzle fountain that runs all the way on both sides. Immediately after being installed, the bridge turned into a major tourist attraction, as the bridge pumps out 190 tons of water per minute using the water from the river below. 

Millau Bridge (France)

One of the world’s tallest vehicular bridges elevated 1,125-ft above the Tarn Valley in southern France is the Millau Bridge. Driving over this bridge has got to be one most thrilling experiences of a lifetime and not a ride for those afraid of heights or bridges.It took three years to build and opened to the public in 2004.

Oliveira Bridge (Brazil)

Oliveira Bridge,the world's first X shaped cable stayed bridge is situated in Brazil.It is 138 metres (450-ft) tall, and connects Marginal Pinheiros to Jornalista Roberto Marinho Avenue.

The Alchemist(book review)

This book is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids.Along the way he meets a Gypsy Woman,a man who calls himself king and an alchemist ,all of whom point Santiago in the direction if his quest.No one knows what the treasure us,or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way.But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasure found with in.Lush,evocative,and deeply humane,the story of Santiago is an eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.

Fascinating Holes on Earth

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DESTRUCTION IN JAPAN

 

 An 9.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on 11 March,2011 causing a major tsunami and serious damage.This is the fifth largest earthquake ever recorded and it is the largest in Japan’s recorded history. More than  5,178 people died and thousands are missing.The tsunami swept away boats,cars,houses and people.The earthquake has caused major damage in broad areas in northern Japan.In a single day, 300,000 citizens were homeless, 15,000 injured and 5,000 lost their lives.There are shortages of food,water and basic supplies.Hospitals and local communities are having shortages of medicines.                                                                     

Radiations from the nuclear power plant  has contaminated the food,milk,water which can cause cancer.The contamination has also spread in Tokyo.The effects of radiation are harmful. The Japanese government instructed the governors of Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma Prefectures to restrict shipments of their spinach due to radiation leaks from an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant in Fukushima.The government also instructed Fukushima prefecture to suspend shipments of raw milk produced in the northern Japan prefecture.Japan's nuclear nuclear reaction can also reach and hit airplanes.Because of the radiation the citizens who live near the nuclear sight are told to stay indoors.More than 300 engineers have mobilized to help to slow down the reaction and workers have been spraying water continuously.

Japan is now currently facing shortage of food and medicines.In north more than 1 million households are without electricity.People are surviving with little food and water says the Government.Loads of humanitarian aids were sent to the worst-hit areas but some areas are unreachable.Emergency operation centers were established to help out all affected by the quake and tsunami.Most of the countries are providing aid for the restoration of Japan and they are proving food and medicines for the victims.