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2、efromwhitemarblefromthequarries（采石场）ofRajasthan,appearspinkinthemorning,whiteinthedayandgoldeninthemoonlight.AkashiKaikyoBridge^AkashiStrait,JapanIttook10yearstoconstructtheAkashiKaikyoBridge.ItconnectsthecityofKobe,onJapan'smainland,withIwayaonAwajiIsland.Beforeitop
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4、anamaCanal,PanamaMorethan4.5millioncubicyardsofconcretewereusedintheconstructionofthiscanal'slocksanddams・ThePanamaCanalisa47-milclongwaterwaythatconnectstheAtlanticandPacificOceans・TheearthandrubbledugtomakewayforitwasenoughtoburyManhattantoadepthoffourmeters・Aserie
5、soflocksallowsshipstopassthroughthewater.Eachlockdoorweighs750tonsandeachlockfillswith52milliongallonsofwatertoaccommodatethe15,000shipsthatusethecanaleveryyear.GrandCanyonSkywalk,ArizonaTheSkywaksfoundationisstrongenoughtosupport71millionpounds,Located1,219metersabo
6、vetheColoradoRiver,theGrandCanyon'sSkyWalkconsistsofonemillionpoundsofsteeland83,000poundsofglass・ItwasthecreationofLasVegasbusinessmanDavidJin,whoapproachedtheHualapaiTribewiththeideaofaglasswalkwayovertheGrandCanyonin1996・TheSkywalkwasassembledonsite・1.TheJapaneseg
7、overnmentdecidedtobuildtheAkashiKaikyoBridgeAintheyearof1955BfollowingpublicopinionCtoshowitsnationalpowerDtodevelopJapan'seconomy2.TheGrandCanyonSkywalkisprobablyarealchallengeforthosewhoAarcairsickBhaterockclimbingChaveafearofheightDfeelilltravelinginboat3.Inwhichs
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