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Saturday, November 12, 2011

The Name of New Seven Wonders of Nature was Declared


New seven wonders was declared and the final result will be given 2012 .

The Amazon Rainforest : also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America. This basin encompasses seven million square kilometers (1.7 billion acres), of which five and a half million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres) are covered by the rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations. The majority of the forest is contained within Brazil, with 60% of the rainforest, followed by Peru with 13%, and with minor amounts in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and France (French Guiana). States or departments in four nations bear the name Amazonas after it. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests, and it comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world.

 
The Amazon Rainforest   



 
Halong Bay : Halong Bay is also includes in seven wonders .Ha Long Bay, which was recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage site in 1994, is seated on an area of around 1,553 square meters, including 1,969 islets, most of which are limestone.The core of the bay has an area of 334 square meters with a high density of 775 islets. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments.The bay, with a coastline of 120 km, is home to 14 endemic floral species and about 60 endemic faunal species.


Halong Bay


Iguazu Falls:   are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border of the Brazilian State of ParanĂ¡ and the Argentine Province of Misiones. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. The Iguazu River originates near the city of Curitiba. It flows through Brazil for most of its course. Below its confluence with the San Antonio River, the Iguazu River forms the boundary between Brazil and Argentina.


Lguazu Falls


Jeju islan : The island offers visitors a wide range of activities such as  hiking on Halla-san (South Korea's highest peak), catching sunrises and sunsets over the ocean, viewing majestic waterfalls, riding horses, or just lying around on the sandy beaches. Jeju Island, also known as the "Island of the Gods," is a popular vacation spot for Koreans and many Japanese. It remains one of the top honeymoon destinations for Korean newlyweds. The island's mixture of volcanic rock, frequent rains, and temperate climate, make it very similar to the Hawaiian Islands in the U.S.  

Jeju Island



Komodo National Park: Indonesia’s Komodo National Park includes the three larger islands Komodo, Rinca and Padar, as well as numerous smaller ones, for a total area of 1,817 square kilometers (603 square kilometers of it land). The national park was founded in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon.

Komodo National Park

 
Puerto Princesa River :  It contains a full mountain to the sea ecosystem and protects forests, which are among the most significant in Asia. The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP) is one of the most important biodiversity conservation areas of the Philippines. It features a spectacular limestone or karst landscape that contains an 8.2 km long underground river. A distinguishing feature of the river is that it flows directly into the sea, and the lower half portion of the river is brackish and subject to tidal influence. The area also represents significant habitat for biodiversity conservation.  

Puerto Princes River



Table mountain : Table Mountain joins South America's Amazon and South Korea's Jeju Island.  South Africa is expected to gain more over 100,000 tourists a year after Table Mountain was declared one of the new seven natural wonders of the world.

Table Mountain


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