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As technology advances and space becomes less of an unknown to the human race, our amazing planet Earth can sometimes seem to take a back seat to the other wonders of the universe. But, sometimes we all need a reminder of the spectacular sights our world has to offer.

It can be difficult to break down all of the actual wonders of our vast and diverse ecosystem, but it seems worth corralling some together, even if it means it's just a small glimpse of our planet.

Check out the gallery above for a look at some of these truly breathtaking sites.

See the full list below (no particular order):
The Great Barrier Reef (Australia)
The Grand Canyon Arizona (USA)
Angel Falls, Venezuela (South America)
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho (USA)
Mount Everest, Nepal (Asia)
The Amazon Rainforest (South America)
Iguazu Falls, Brazil (South America)
Paria Canyon, Arizona (USA)
Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina (South America)
Cliffs of Moher, Ireland (Europe)
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania​ (Africa)
Cappadocia, Turkey (Europe)
Fly Geyser, Nevada (USA)
Great Blue Hole, Belize (Central America)
Pamukkale, Turkey (Europe)
Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China​ (Asia)
General Sherman tree, Sequoia National Park, TK (USA)
Blue Grotto, Capri, Italy (Europe)
Letchworth State Park, "Grand Canyon of the East," New York (USA)
Huangshan, Anhui, China (Asia)
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe​ (Africa)
Marble Caves, Chile (South America)
Baobab trees​ in Morondava, Madagascar (Africa)
Northern Lights, Arctic circle, Northern hemisphere
Danakil Depression, Ethiopia (Africa)
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia (South America)

                                           
Aerial views of The Great Barrier Reef are seen from above in Cairns, Australia. A recent report by marine scientist Charlie Veron claims that the reef will be so degraded by warming seas that it will be gone within 20 years, and that this situation is now irreversible. He goes on to predict that once carbon dioxide levels hit levels predicted between 2030 and 2060, that all reefs will become extinct and their ecosystems would collapse.

                                                     

The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the state of Arizona in the United States. It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, the Havasupai people and the Navajo Nation. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.

The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters).Nearly two billion years of Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted.While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists,[3] recent evidence suggests that the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago.Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day configuration.