Wednesday, 23 November 2011

The provisional 7 wonders of nature

AMAZON



LOCATION: Spreads over Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: One of the world's greatest natural resources.


                                                                     HALONG BAY


LOCATION: Vietnam.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: It features thousands of limestone Karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes.




                                                                 IGUAZU FALLS




LOCATION: Border of Brazilian state of Parana and the Argentine province of Misiones.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: 275 falls collectively make up the Iguazu falls.
    
                                                           
                                                                 JEJU ISLAND




LOCATION: South Korea
DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: The island was created entirely from volcanic eruptions approximately 2 million years ago.




                                                     KOMODO NATIONAL PARK




LOCATION: Indonesia
DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: There are presently almost 4000 inhabitants living within the park.




                                       PUERTO PRINCESCA UNDERGROUND RIVER




LOCATION: Philippines
DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: It winds through a cave before flowing directly into the south China sea.




                                                                TABLE MOUNTAIN




LOCATION: South Africa
DISTINGUISHING FEATURE: The level plateau of approximately 3 kms.

1 comment:

  1. the above are the provisional new 7 wonders of nature based on voting. Possible that there will be changes between the above provisional winners and the eventual finally confirmed winners.

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