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Natural wonders are unique terrain features that provide various benefits to whoever controls them. They provide a permanent boost to your civilization happiness when discovered. Their bonuses apply only if they are worked by a city, the only exception is the Fountain of Youth, which gives its benefits once it is in your territory. Natural wonders are impassable, and cannot be improved in any way. There are a limited number of natural wonders to discover on each map.

Name	Yield
Barringer Crater	2 3
Cerro de Potosi	10
El Dorado	500 to the first civilization that discovers it. 5
Fountain of Youth	10 All units that are next to it heal at double rate for the rest of the game.
Grand Mesa	2 3
Great Barrier Reef	2 1 1 2
Krakatoa	5
Mt. Fuji	1 5 2 3 3
Old Faithful	2 3
Rock of Gibraltar	2 5
Sri Pada	2 4 2
Mt. Sinai	8
Mt. Kailash	6 2
Uluru	2 6

Valid only in the Gods and Kings expansion pack.