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India's natural wonders this is alist of wonders which you must include in your must see list. Diversified in history and geography India rests in the world's tallest mountains, has the largest river delta (The ganges for sure), the rainest areas (Cherrapunji receiving rainfall above 400 inches), the world's seven largest desert (Thar), and also the highest settlement of of people per sq. km (Bihar). Hence India offers more to discover and explore and suprises are in store where ever you roam in India. Lets look at a few :-
Sometimes a natural disaster like an earthquake or a sudden volcanic erruption buries large swathes of forests or lone trees in soft sediment. Trapped and devoid of oxygen the tree preserved almost intact but not only that, the mineral rich water finds way through the sediments and it binds the cellulose of the wood replacing every cell and every bit of bark and ring with minerals usually silica. Centuries later when an archeologist or geologist turns aside a rock he finds the tree preserved with all its details intact only now after all these years its stone. 200 fossilised trees of this sort which is around 200 million years old ranging in length from 3-15 m and upto 5 m in girth are seen lying horizontally scattered over the National Fossil Park about 1 km east of Tiruvakkarai village and 155 kms from Chennai. Much of the park lies in disrepair because it is not much of a tourist interest place.
National Fossil Wood Park
Thiruvakkarai
Tamil Nadu
There is also a National Fossil Wood Park in Sattanur, Perambalur District in Tamil Nadu and Akal Fossil Wood Park, Jaisalmer Rajasthan.
Araku valley, Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh
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Lonar, Buldana District
Maharashtra
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Coconut Island, St Mary's island
Karnataka
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Barren island
The Andamans
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Thiruvakkarai
Tamil Nadu
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Indroda
(120 kms from Bhuj)
Gujarat
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Manikaran (45 km. from Kullu)
Parvati valley
Himachal Pradesh
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