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4/3/23
By: Dorothy Hamilton
Have you been to or seen any of the seven natural wonders of the world, or even if you haven't, have you wondered about the science behind them? Here's a list of facts, origins and even EJHS student experiences at some of the world's most treasured landmarks.
Starting off with the aurora’s or, Northern Lights in Alaska. The northern lights have been called “The Holy Grail of skywatching” because of the ribbons of color in the sky. These amazing colors also make it a popular tourist attraction, 32% of foreign tourists traveled to see the northern lights in the winter of 2019. The reason the sky produces this magical light display is because of the types of gas particles that meet in the sky causing different colors.
The Northern lights were discovered in 568 BC.
A photo of the grand canyon drawn by Nick Bicoff
The second wonder of the world to cover is the grand canyon in Arizona. Believe it or not the grand canyon exists because of something called tectonic uplift, basically a small stream of water from Colorado river went over the rocky ground and slowly whore down the rock making the grand canyon what it is today, this also means that the grand canyon is around 70 million years old. The grand canyon is also a popular tourist attraction, in fact EJHS student Nick Bicoff has been to the grand canyon “I went in 2021, which was when I was in fifth grade,” says Nick.“It looked really cool, we also got to ride bikes along the edge”.
The third world wonder is the Niagara falls, the Niagara falls was formed when some of the glaciers melted, this made the great lakes, one of them rushed downhill towards another this collision formed a river which eventually rushed over a cliff. Another sixth grader here, Caitlyn Bayne, has been to Niagara falls, “We went at night and the lights were really cool,” said Caitlyn.
Caitlyn Bayne was able to go to Niagara falls at night when the water lights up.
Onto the fourth wonder of the world, the Harbor of Rio de janeiro. This attraction is also known as Guanabara Bay and is the largest natural bay in the world. It was opened to the public, July 20, 1910 and it was created due to erosion in the Atlantic ocean. “It looked pretty and I like the beach,” Said Anderson Shertzer, when asked why he would want to go there.
Mount Everest stands at 29,029 ft going higher up than the clouds.
The fifth wonder of the world to go over Mount Everest. Mount Everest is a very popular mountain to climb however it takes two months to get to the top and is a very dangerous journey. As you might know mount everest is a very cold place the top of mount everest is -75 degrees F and one of the main cause of death there is frostbite also the warmest it’s ever been is 10-15 degrees.
The sixth wonder of the world is the volcano Parícutin in Mexico. The Paricutin is inactive now and tourists can climb it. However, in 1943 the volcano erupted in an open field, the ashes destroyed many villages and homes. Paricutin is also the youngest volcano in its area.
Parícutin is currently inactive but its last eruption was in 1952.
The Great Barrier Reef is very large and is visible from space.
The Great Barrier Reef is the seventh and final wonder of the world to cover. This big reef is the largest coral reef system and is located in Australia. It is completely safe to swim in and lots of tourists do. Like most reefs the Great Barrier Reef has lots of coral, the most rare coral there is the Muga dhambi. The coral also goes 100 ft deep according to scuba divers, the area is also 410 ft wide.
So, have you ever wondered what it's like to see the wonders of the world? If so I hope this helps. You can also take the quiz to show which place you would like to go to the most.
CONTRIBUTOR BIO
Dorothy Hamilton is a sixth grader who loves to write and read.
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