Kimberley Big Hole is located in South Africa and claimed to be the largest hole excavated by hand. this 1097 metre deep mine yielded over 3 tonnes of diamonds before being closed in 1914. The amount of earth removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tonnes.
Marble cave is located in the Crimea, in the lower plateau of mountainous area Dag. The cave, the entrance into which is located at the height of 920 meters above sea level, named marble.
Taklamakan is one of the largest sandy deserts in the world, ranking 15th in size in a ranking of the world’s largest non-polar deserts. China’s biggest desert experienced its biggest snowfall and lowest temperature after 11 consecutive days of snow. Snow is rare in the desert that covered 337,600 square kilometers, never before had the whole desert been covered.
Crystal Island, located in Moscow, which will be the world’s biggest building when completed. It is currently planned to have around 2,500,000 square metres of floor space and a height of 450 metres designed by Norman Foster. The mesmerizing US $4 billion ‘city inside a building’ is likely to be built within next 5 years. The Crystal Island is 1,500ft high, can house up to 30,000 residents, and offers panoramic views over Moscow from a viewing platform at its apex.
South Korean Heerim Architects firm has proposed two towers for Baku, capital of Azerbaijan and the largest port on the Caspian Sea. Hotel Full Moon is essentially a disc with rounded edges and a hole in one of the top corners that appears radically different from the view depending on the angle it is seen from. This main building will be a 35 storey luxury hotel with 104,182 square metres of space for only 382 rooms, a relatively small amount of rooms given the sheer size of the internal space on offer. It will reach a maximum height of 158.68 metres.
The Petermann Glacier is the northernmost glacier in the world. It is situated in North-East Greenland. It is partially floating, and mainly located on land. In 2008, a 7 miles long crack was observed on the glacier by satellite. It has been progressing forward and is expected to break-off in the summer 2009.
Havelock Island is a picturesque Island with beautiful sandy beaches and lush green forest. This Island is also rated as the “Seventh Most Beautiful Island” in the world. The popular places to visit this Island are Radha nagar beach, Elephant beach, Island Camping, Barefootat at Havelock, etc.
Banpo Fountain Bridge is cross over the Han River in the Seoul capital of Korea has been given new life with the addition of a very interesting fountain, that was specially designed to attract more tourists.
Henderson Waves Bridge is located in Singapore. It is 9 kilometer bridge, structure connects Mount Faber Park with Telok Blangah Hill Park.
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