natural wonders
Awe-inspiring landforms
Natural wonders are spectacular features of the physical world formed without human intervention—the Grand Canyon, Victoria Falls, the Northern Lights, the Great Barrier Reef.
The term implies awe at nature's scale or beauty: We spent the summer visiting natural wonders across the American West.
The phrase often appears in lists ranking the world's most impressive sites.
- waterfallsVertical river descents
- stormsViolent atmospheric disturbances
- glaciersSlow-moving ice masses
- calderasBasins from eruption collapse
- aurorasAtmospheric light displays
caves · meteor showers · fumaroles · fjords · deep blue sea · eclipses · once in a lifetime · mangroves · sinkholes · mountains · sacred groves · coral reefs · deltas · giant sequoias · dunes · salt flats · oases · rainforests
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- naturesun, moon, sky, trees, water
- civilizationempires, empire, civilizations, dynasty, kingdoms
- treasuresjewels, gems, gold coins, crown jewel, artifacts
- World WondersGreat Pyramid, Colossus, Mausoleum, Great Wall, Petra
- awe-inspiringawe-inspiring, awesome, breathtaking, jaw-dropping, magnificent
natural wondersarchitectural marvels
Impressive built structures
engineering feats · built environment · skyscrapers · pyramids · artificial islands