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The New Seven Wonders (Provisionally selected)

** Choosing The Wonders of the World was an initiative of  2001. This initiative was started by the New7Wonders Foundation. Its a Swiss corporation. The Wonders that announced provisionally, are selected from 200 existing monuments. The foundation launched 'New7Wonders of Nature' in 2007. The project 'New7Wonders of Nature' was the subject of voting until 11 November, 2011.

The provisional new seven wonders, which were announced at the N7W headquarters on 11 November, 2011 are:
Amazon Rain Forest, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeju Island, Puerto Princesa ( Under River) And Table Mountain.


Amazon Rain forest

The Amazon Rainforest is a largest Rainforest in the world. Its a moist broad leaf largest forest. It covers most of the Amazon Basin which is in South America. Brazil, with 60% of the rainforest, followed by Peru with 13%, Colombian Amazon with 10% contain the majority of the forest, and the minority is contained within Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and France.




Halong Bay                               
  Halong Bay is one of the seven wonders. 
Its so much popular for traveling. The bay 
belongs to Halong City. Its a part of Van  Don district.

Hạ Long Bay is located in northeastern Vietnam. It has a  coastline of 120 km long. UNESCO designed the area.  The climate of this bay is tropical, wet, sea islands. The Climate consists two seasons: hot and moist summer and dry and cold winter. The average temperature and annual rainfall are respectively from 15°C- 25°C 
and between 2000mm and 2200mm.



Iguazu  Falls


Iguazu Falls was founded by the Spanish Conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in 1541. Iguazu Falls is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) upriver from the Iguazu's confluence with the Paraná River, where where the Iguazu River tumbles over the edge of the Paraná Plateau. Iguazu Falls are arranged
  in a way that seems a reverse J.
                                                     




Jeju Island

The name of the Jeju Island could be taken
As the most famous travel spot for honeymoon.
It can be considered as Korea’s equivalent of Hawaii.Jeju is famous for Lots of volcanic rocks, lots of wind and lots of women.  It is  visited by foreign tourists frequently. 
The Japanese  and The Chinese are mainly visite this Island. Jeju is also used as a filming site for Korean dramas. The hit movie Shiri was also filmed here. An attractive place which is located at the east end of the Jeju Island is Seongsan Ilchulbong (Sunrise Peak). Visitors of Jeju Island must visit this place. 





Puerto Princesa
Puerto Princesa is a city in a forest in Palawan of Philippines. 306 nautical miles southwest of Manila, 205 nautical miles from Panay and about 250 nautical miles from Zamboanga 
locate the city. The people are living here 
having  various cultures because of the migrations from other Philippine provinces and even other countries. It has turned Puerto Princesa into a melting pot of various cultures. Two types of climate exist here. The west coast has two distinct seasons. Six months dry 
( Nov - Apr) and six months wet ( May - Oct). In September, the heaviestrainfall is recorded. February is the lowest or driest month.





Table Mountain
Table Mountain is the Landmark of Cape Town.  It hardly can be found such a beauty like the city. The most amazing and mind blowing views existing in the world can be enjoyed while walking in the mountain. The mountain is able to be seen from everywhere in Cape Town. The mountain is laid between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. So The Cape Town enjoys mild winters and pleasant summers. Rainfall is reasonable throughout the year. The long Summer season is the touring season of Cap Town.
This is obviously a walkers paradise. It can be explored on foot and it's so close to the major city.The most amazing and mind blowing views existing in the world can be enjoyed while walking in the mountains.








Komodo National Park
The Islands of Sumbawa and Flores in the Lesser Sunda Islands locate the Komodo National Park. It is located at a distance of 200 nautical miles east of Bali. Government decree in 1980 established The Komodo National Park. In all of  Indonasia, The Komodo Park has the lowest annual rainfall. January is the rainy season of this place. Komodo remain dry and hot most of the year.










The above wonders are really amazing and mind blowing and all have tourism importance. These all are waiting to take place permanently in the list of the "New7Wonders of Nature". 

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