The power and beauty of mother nature is incredible. It is unpredictable and aweinspiring most of the times. The planet has so many extremes to offer than are unbeatable. While humans and animals still compete among each other in various aspects, nature has been a strong playe by itself. The charm it displays and its extent is too vast to count for. All around the globe there are certain places which are superior over others, regarding to topography or weather conditions. The Guinness World Records is one platform which acknowledges the achievements from different genres.

Be it art, animals, humans or nature, the platform has different sections in which the records are written. The recent inclusion was the rainbow in Taiwan which was seen in November 2017. The rainbow lasted for 9 hours making it the largest one ever in the world. The amazing phenonmenon deserves to be preserved, and Guinness does it best of noting such remarkable happenings around the world. Mother nature is supreme for such unique events, which occur just naturally and one cannot practice hard for them and create it.

Let us look at 5 Guinness records held by Mother Nature:

World's Longest Rainbow

The beautiful rainbow over Taipei (Photo credits: Facebook/Study in Taiwan)

The rainbow occured in Taipei City in Taiwan on November 30, 2017. It is the latest entrant in the Guinness Records which makes it officially the largest rainbow in the world yet. The amazing spectacle lasted from from 6:57 a.m. to 3.55 p.m, just 2 minutes less for nine hours! The seasonal winds and hilly terrains help the moisture to accumulate in the air causing the rainbows to stay longer.

World's Coldest Desert

The desert in Antarctica (Photo credits: Pinterest/Explore Antarctica)

When we think of a desrt we asscoiate it hot and sunny strecth of land but there are also cold deserts. The coldest one not surprising, comes on the coldest place on the planet, Antartica. The McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, receive less than 100 mm (4 in) of precipitation per year and have a mean annual temperature of -20ºC. With an area of around 4,800 km², they represent the largest ice-free area on the continent.

World's Deadliest Lake

Lake Nyos in Cameroon (Photo credits: Wikimedia)

 Lake Nyos in Cameroon in west Africa holds the record for the most deadliest lake because of the deaths that have been caused here. And these deaths are not without drowning but there are some toxic gases here which have claimed nearly 2,000 lives in recent decades. On the night of 21 August 1986 – between 1,600 and 1,800 people and countless animals were killed by a large natural release of carbon dioxide gas. There are different theories about the emmittion of these gases. While some scientists say it is the decomposition of organic material near the bottom of the lake, some say it is the crater of the old volcano nearby which causes the emiting of the deathly gases.

World's Longest Reef

The great barrier reef (Photo credits: Facebook/The Beautiful World)

Most of you may know this that that The Great Barrier Reef off Queensland, north-eastern Australia is the world's largest. This underwater reef is 2027km 1260miles in length. Although it is not a single reef, it stretches to include thousands of other separate reefs. These reefs accomodate a huge part of biodiversity. Various species of starfish, algae and corals are found in this part of the planet, something we would have not even imagines exists beyond what we see on the surface.

World's Longest Winter Road

The 'Wapusk Trail' road in Canada is a seasonal road constructed every year between Gillam, Manitoba, and Peawanuk, Ontario, Canada. The 752 km stretch is constructed each January on snow and ice, it gives road access for a few weeks to remote settlements around Hudson Bay till warmer months of  March.  These places are otherwise accessible only by air. Due to the force of the nature, such contruction has to be done.

Aren't these records just amazing? They show how mother nature is really powerful and enchanting at the same time. Depending upon the height and face of mountains, the tallest mountains are also recorded by Guiness World Records.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 18, 2018 02:11 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).