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The New 7 Wonders of the World Are…

Posted: November 12, 2011
The New 7 Wonders of the World Are…

After four years of voting, 440 possible choices have been whittled down to 7.  The provisional winners of the New7Wonders of Nature campaign have just been announced.

Here are the new 7 natural wonders of the world.

Amazon Rainforest in South America

 amazon rainforest

Halong Bay in Vietnam

Iguazu Falls in Argentina and Brazil

Jeju Island in South Korea

Komodo National Park in Indonesia

Puerto Princesa Underground River in the Philippines

Table Mountain in South Africa

New7Wonders.com notes that the winners list could change. The campaign had to count millions of votes and they will do a recount to make sure that the 7 locations were correctly chosen.

USA Today reports that a total of 220 countries entered 440 candidates in the New7Wonders campaign. The campaign, was launched in 2007, required countries to pay a $199 entry fee. The campaign has asked for additional money in the last several months to help with marketing and licencing fees.

Environmental campaigner and writer Tony Juniper told the Guardian:

“The idea of a global participatory process to engage millions of people in thinking through a list of top seven natural wonders of the world strikes me as a good idea… Charging countries fees to promote marketing is not, especially when they are developing countries and this was not part of the original offer put to them.”

The New7Wonders campaign denies that it charged exorbitant fees for branding.

What do you think of the new 7 natural wonders of the world?

N7W founder Bernard Weber said:

“So many breathtakingly beautiful, natural places are still quite unknown to many… From waterfalls to fjords, rainforests to mountain peaks, freshwater lakes to volcanoes, we are discovering together the incredible beauty and variety of our planet.”

Are you planning a globetrotting trip?

amazon rainforest pic via shutterstock



Comments


31 Archived Responses to “ The New 7 Wonders of the World Are… ”

  1. mabuhay pilipinas

  2. Mabuhay…..

  3. Zally Adriano Zambrano
    Nov 13, 2011

    congratulations philippines…

  4. mabuhay tayong pinoy…………

  5. mabuhay philippines

  6. it's owesome

  7. Table Mountain is AWESOME! Well done on making it on to the list!

  8. Hat off to Puerto Princesa leadership in preserving the UGR. Keep up the good work!

  9. Rehtyhm Airol
    Nov 15, 2011

    Another PHILIPPINES PROUD……

  10. Ronnie de Vera
    Nov 17, 2011

    mabuhay philippines…

  11. JansSim Alawi Maruhom
    Nov 20, 2011

    PINOY PRIDE

  12. mag bunyi tayong lahat…more power & god bless to all……

  13. MABUHAY!

  14. Mabuhay Pilipinas..mga Oragon salamat sa mga boto nyo..

  15. congratulations to all provisional winners.

  16. Bai Hassabie Sagabain
    Dec 3, 2011

    congratulations philippines…………… mabuhay……….

  17. Proud to be Pinoy..

  18. go go go philippines..i love underground river of puerto princesa palawan.

  19. Tony Sibbaluca
    Dec 13, 2011

    like it..

  20. Nce.

  21. yan ang noypi!

  22. April Alicante Lim
    Jan 28, 2012

    As always di pahuhuli ang Pilinas…. Philippines truely excel in everything…… Man made or natural….. Philippines have the best.

  23. Pilinas???

  24. April Alicante Lim
    Jan 29, 2012

    sowi gyud inaantok pa ang nagacomment. pastilan ka

  25. Jade Orijola Avila
    Jan 29, 2012

    mabuhay yung kalikasan.wag yung sumisira ng kalikasan.haha.

  26. be proud to be pinoy…congratz…

  27. Olive Vargas-cadahing Macrohon
    Mar 22, 2012

    hi april aded mq..musta na?

  28. Anonymous
    Feb 26, 2013

    its a privilege to have a beautiful scenery.. Puerto Princesa Underground River can be a.
    <a href="http://philippine-tourist-spot.blogspot.com/">best destination spot in the Philippines</a> go go go Philippines <3.

  29. proud to have natural scenery for destination spot.. GALING NG PINOY <a href=""> Philippine tourist spots</a>.