Jumat, 14 Januari 2011

Fjords and the Preikestolen Cliff



This is a huge cliff in Norway that has 604 meters in tall. When Victor Hugo, the French writer visited the cliff, he called them as “the most terrifying of the ocean reefs”. Preikestolen is a natural rock that was carved by melting glaciers at the end of the Ice Age Era. The 25 square meters plateau on top of Preikestolen Pulpit Rock offers breathtaking scenes of the Fjord and creates terrific photo in many sides. You have quite likely seen pictures of people standing on top of Preikestolen Pulpit Rock before and found them suspensfully bewildering. You probably didn’t have them associate with the name of the place, but now you know.

Thanks to its near straight vertical properties, Preikestolen is popular with BASE jumpers. BASE jumper is legal in Lysefjorden area but as it goes with extreme sports, some BASE jumpers jumped to their deaths here.Preikestolen Pulpit Rock is located in south-western Norway, in Forsand municipality of Rogaland county, on the edge of 42 km long ocean fjord called Lysefjorden. Kjerag Mountain, which are a home to another famous natural attraction in Norway – Kjeragbolten, a boulder between two vertical cliffs is located at the end of Lysefjord, opposite of Preikestolen.

The Iguazu Waterfalls



This Waterfall's placed in the border of two countries, Brazil and Argentina. The name of the falls comes from the Guaraní word for "great water." The first Spanish explorer to see the falls (did you has saw the film "The Mission") was Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1541 found it at first. But the dam one of the largest in the world which laid by both countries was made by the masterpiece of technology. Iguazu Falls are the result of a volcanic eruption which left in the earth. During the rainy season of November - March, the rate of flow of water going over the falls may reach 450,000 cubic feet (12,750 cubic m) per second. 

Iguazú Falls, usually called Foz do Iguaçu in Portuguese, and Cataratas del Iguazú in Spanish, are a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.Getting there in holiday is a good choice. It's easy to reach. Check flights from your area to locate in either Brazil or Argentina for connections to the falls. You could search for hotels and car rentals.In this site, you can also enjoyed jungle trails and bird hikes in Argentina Safari. Plan a full day in the park to fully enjoy the wildlife of flora and fauna. It is possible to see the falls and The light is best in the morning for photographs but it is better to stay at least two days. The view from the Brazilian side is the most panoramic and there are helicopter and boats rides out over the falls from Foz do Iguaçu.