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    Sun, 19 May, 2013, 1:23 PM EDT - Canadian Markets closed

    13 extraordinary places to see before you die

    From a vivid lightning bolt illuminating the Grand Canyon to a rock formation that looks just like an elephant - these are the extraordinary phenomenons of the natural world. These outlandish landscapes might look like something from another planet but they are in fact completely natural eccentricities.

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    1. This is the incredible moment a fierce lightning bolt crashed against the Grand Canyon illuminating the steep canyon walls. Shrouded in darkness, the breath-taking landscape was shocked into life as mother nature sent the bolt storming down to Earth. As it cracked against the rocks the bright blue bolt illuminated the South Rim of the canyon, considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. With just the Desert View Watchtower in the ... more 
      This is the incredible moment a fierce lightning bolt crashed against the Grand Canyon illuminating the steep canyon walls. Shrouded in darkness, the breath-taking landscape was shocked into life as mother nature sent the bolt storming down to Earth. As it cracked against the rocks the bright blue bolt illuminated the South Rim of the canyon, considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. With just the Desert View Watchtower in the foreground, the lightning was perfectly framed by the canyon which is located in Arizona, USA. (Travis Roe/ U.S. Dept. of the Interior / Caters News) less 

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