10 Cool Ways Mother Nature Meets Mankind

When man and mother nature work together, the possibilities are endless.

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Poseidon Undersea Resort, the world's first sea floor hotel located on a private island in Fiji.

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The Blue Lagoon in Iceland is a geothermal hot spring spa, one of the most beautiful in the country.

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Three Gorges Dam in China is one of the largest dams in the world, capable of pumping out 22,500 MW of power.

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The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial island created in Dubai, one of the original owners being David Beckham.

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Green roofs serve several purposes for a building, such as absorbing rainwater, providing insulation, creating a habitat for wildlife, and helping to lower urban air temperatures and mitigate the heat island effect.

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Petra, Jordan is an archaeological city sculpted entirely from rock.

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The Uros originally created these floating artificial islands in Peru to prevent attacks from their neighbors, but they loved these bundle reed islands so much they have made it their permanent home.

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The great pyramid of Giza in Egypt took close to 20 years of blood sweat and tears to create, and is the oldest of the seven wonders of the world.

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Beauty products such as Burt's Bees that are created entirely of our world's natural ingredients.

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Deep in southern Chile lies the Montana Magica Lodge - an extraordinary hotel hidden away in the centre of a 300,000-acre private nature reserve.