Guess Where These 26 Beautiful Places Around the World Are!

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You’ll never guess where some of these magnificent places in the world are located!  Take, for example, Jiuzhaigou in the Youtube video below (courtesy of chanman1337):

 

Good luck with the quiz and do visit one of these places some time especially if it’s in your country!

 

? By I, Luca Galuzzi, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1810877Question #1: Perito Moreno Glacier: This glacier forms a dam which ruptures spectacularly every 5 or so years.

? By EloyBr - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17786779Question #2: Mount Roraima: These plateaus span the region where the countries of Venezuela, Guyana, and ________ meet.

? By Toey19863 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41122987Question #3: Phi Phi Islands: This archipelago is famous for the scenic limestone cliffs along the beaches.

? By Uploaded by Meckimac - http://meckimac.com/drupal/v/album_004/Bild+478.jpg.html (reduced size), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42438Question #4: Antelope Canyon: Beams of light that penetrate the canyon give it its unique glow.

? By Traveling Man - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33337937Question #5: Havasu Falls: flash floods often change the course of the creek and the falls. Revisit every decade or two and you might be seeing something new!

? By Anakenaservicios - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32522308Question #6: General Carrera Lake: this glacial lake sitting on the border between Argentina and another country has an unusually sunny microclimate.

? By 江上清风1961, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=47231572Question #7: Jiuzhaigou: Waterfalls, colored lakes, and snow-capped mountains. This remote location was fortunately discovered in 1975 by loggers.

? By Serge Melki from Indianapolis, USA - Baloo3 HDR - Tannourine falls, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24321541Question #8: Baatara gorge waterfall: this tiny waterfall drops into a scenic limestone cave dating from the Jurassic period.

? By Edward Dalmulder from Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands - Geiranger Fjord, Norway, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36934346Question #9: Geiranger Fjord: This fjord is surrounded by steep mountains and can only be crossed by ferry. This ferry is regularly used by local traffic as well as sightseeing tourists.

? By Nick from Bristol, UK - The North Atlantic Road, Norway, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34637749Question #10: Atlantic Ocean Road: This has become one of the most popular places to film car commercials due to the harsh weather and scenery.

? By horslips5 - Dark hedges of Armory - https://www.flickr.com/photos/67165210@N00/7570152984Question #11: The Dark Hedges: This avenue of trees were planted in the 1700s. It’s also a filming location in the TV series Game of Thrones if you remember the “tree tunnel” scene.

? By Aconcagua - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1020884Question #12: Preikestolen, aka Preacher’s Rock, is a cliff that rises almost 600m (2,000 ft) above a fjord. The top is flat, almost in an unnatural way.

? By Sail over - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15803157Question #13: Marqueyssac: you won’t believe this amazingly maintained garden was first built in the 17th Century!

? By No machine-readable author provided. Cro-Cop2 assumed (based on copyright claims). - No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1344297Question #14: Plitvice Lakes National Park: 16 lakes with interconnecting cascades are formed as multiple rivers (including underground ones) meet at the same place.

? By Benutzer:TomPhelan - Selbst fotografiert, 2005, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23864145Question #15: Kawasan Falls: Icy cool spring water falling into a blue pool on this tropical island country.

? By Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford, United Kingdom - Spider Rock Overlook 5, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25810438Question #16: Spider Rock, a lone spire jutting from the floor of the Canyon de Chelly, is owned entirely by the Navajo Tribal Trust.

? CC BY-SA 2.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=351898Question #17: Iguazu Falls: These are the largest system of waterfalls in the world. They’re located on the border between Brazil and one other country.

? By Gary - IMG_1512 - Zion Subway Hike, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40962621Question #18: The Subway: This canyon features a round walkway that’s narrower at the top, resembling a subway tunnel.

? By dacheket - http://www.flickr.com/photos/33108464@N08/5064321831, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31588898Question #19: Hitachi Seaside Park: This park is well known for its varieties of blooming flowers all year round an even an amusement park.

? By DANIEL JULIE from Paris, France - DSC122/Australia Queensland/Whitsunday Islands/Whitehaven bay, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24245242Question #20: Whitehaven Beach: The white sand of this beach is very cool to walk on even on a very hot day!

? By AndrewEnns, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35966554Question #21: The Spotted Lake contains deposits of many different minerals which leave large spots as the water in the lake evaporates in the summer.

? By McKay Savage from London, UK - Argentina - Bariloche trekking 054 - camping at Refugio Frey, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23463555Question #22: Bariloche: These foothills of the Andes receive quite an unusual amount of snowfall despite the relatively low altitude and low latitude.

? By Hzh - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39666816Question #23: Langkawi Sky Bridge: This 125m bridge offers breathtaking views of the rainforest down below.

? By pjt56 --- If you use the picture outside Wikipedia I would appreciate a short e-mail to [email protected] or a message on my discussion page - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16619569Question #24: Fjaðrárgljúfur: This scenic canyon was created by glacier flows and erosion over many thousands of years.

? By David J Laporte - originally posted to Flickr as Capilano Suspension FunUploaded using F2ComButton, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9481695Question #25: Capilano Suspension Bridge: This bridge crosses the Capilano river and was originally built using hemp ropes back in the late 19th century before numerous upgrades over the decades.

? By IRRI Images - originally posted to Flickr as POTW_MichelleELLA01, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8114349Question #26: Kayangan Lake: despite its tropical location, this is known as the “cleanest lake in Asia”.

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