World Tourism Directory

Eye of the Sahara

Eye of the Sahara, is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of Mauritania near Ouadane. It has attracted attention since the early space missions because it forms conspicuous bull's-eye on the otherwise rather featureless expanse of desert. Structure, which has a diameter of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and is located 400-450 meters (1.310 to 1.480 ft) above sea level, has become important for the crew of the shuttle.

Eye of the Sahara is very visible at all when seen from space. And this place is still considered mysterious.

Son doong Goa - Goa The Whistle

Son doong Goa is located in National Park Phong Nha-Ke Bang, Bo Trach District, Quang Binh Province. Son doong Goa has a length of about 5 km, height 200 m, and width of 150 meters which was named the world's largest cave beat Deer Cave in Malaysia which has only 2km size, height of 100 meters and 90 meters wide.

Besides having a very large size, it turns out Goa also has another uniqueness of this cave could spend all day whistling sound no matter how it's night or day. The locals were afraid to approach the cave, let alone get in it. Because of the cave appears strange noises, like whistles which makes hair-raising goose bumps. Belief in the supernatural can sometimes be the great discovery that has been a barrier in sight.

Until the end of last year, a group of British scientists reveal the "hidden treasure" Vientam. The researchers came to Son doong Cave for observation. How surprised they were, it turns out that the vast cave. This cave was five times larger than the largest cave in Vietnam, Phong Nha, even after the measure, far greater extent than the world's largest cave, Deer in Malaysia.

But a team of British researchers from the British Cave Research Association, the work reveals the strange noises that had been feared by residents. According to them a strange whistling wind was coming from a river underground water is very heavy so that the echo sounds strange.

Actually, the British scientist who first discovered this was not the giant cave. Are locals ie, HO-Khanh who discovered it in 1991. He had been told about the discovery, but no one dared to come there because of odd whistles that come from within.

Racetrack Playa - Stone runs

Racetrack playa is the expanse of the lake is very flat and almost always dry. Kira-Kira has a length of 4km (2.5 miles - north to south) and a width of approximately 2km (1.25 miles - east to west). Its surface is covered by mud cracks and sendimen made of mud and clay.

One of the most interesting mysteries of Death Valley National Park is a rock slide on Racetrack Playa. These rocks can be found on the floor of the former playa with no trace behind them. Somehow these stones glide across the playa, leaving grooves in the sediment as they move. Some rocks weigh several hundred pounds.
No one knows to know exactly how the rocks move although some people have come up with some pretty good explanations. The reason why their movement remains a mystery, no one has ever seen them in motion.

Lines form behind a rock show that they move during a time when the floor is covered with mud Racetrack Playa is very soft. Lack of interference is left around the mud roads of stone animals eliminates the possibility of human or encourage or assist the movement of rocks.