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Nature’s Gift

There are no other alternatives for nature, and there is no technology that can replicate or replace
nature.

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1 Situated in Central Australia, it is a well-known natural attraction, a huge sandstone formation.
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2 Located in France, along its border with Spain, it has a lot of natural beauty. It is named after the
region in which it lies. _____________________
3 The park is a wetland with a floating mass of plants located in the state of Manipur. It protects the
endangered brow-antlered deer or the dancing deer, locally called ‘sangai’. ___________________

4 Named after the Queen of England, it is Uganda’s most-visited reserve. The park is also famous
for its volcanic features. ____________________________
5 The large, clear, oval-shaped salt pan is the highlight of this national park in Namibia
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6 A wildlife reserve in Kenya, it is named after the traditional inhabitants of the region.
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7 It consists of a series of waterfalls on the borders of Argentina and Brazil. Combined, they form
the world’s biggest waterfall formation. ______________________
8 Situated in Arizona, it is one of the world’s most famous slot canyons, formed when sand stone
was carved by water over millions of years. ____________________
9 This national park in New Zealand is named after a Dutch explorer, who in 1642 was the first
European to sight New Zealand. ____________________

10 It is the second highest summit in Ecuador and is one of the highest active volcanoes in the
world. _______________________

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Abel Tasman National Park, Ayers Rock, Pyrenees Mountains, Keibul Lamjao National Park, Queen
Elizabeth National Park, Antelope Canyon, Cotopaxi, lguazu Falls, Maasai Mara, Etosha pan

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