Monday, November 14, 2011

World's New 7 Wonders of Nature


Seven wonders
Tourists navigate their way inside a cave popularly known in the Philippines as "Underground River" in Puerto Princesa city in the province of Palawan, southwest of Manila, June 28, 2009. A popular tourist destination, the underground river, a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) world heritage site, measures 8.2 km (5 miles) long and currently places second in an online public poll for the world's "New 7 Wonders of Nature" campaign. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT) 

Seven wonders
Divers explore a coral reef in Komodo island, Indonesia, May 6, 2009. Southeast Asia's biologically diverse coral reefs will disappear by the end of this century, wiping out coastal economies and sparking civil unrest if climate change isn't addressed, conservation group WWF said on Wednesday. Picture taken May 6, 2009. REUTERS/Nila Tanzil (INDONESIA ENVIRONMENT)

Vietnam's Halong Bay was one of the world's new seven wonders of nature named Friday
A tourist boat sails past the stone islands of Halong Bay, Vietnam in 2007. The Amazon rainforest, Vietnam's Halong Bay and Argentina's Iguazu Falls were named among the world's new seven wonders of nature, according to organisers of a global poll

A view of Argentina's Iguazu Falls,
A view of Argentina's Iguazu Falls, on the Brazilian side of the Iguazu River, in 2007. The Amazon rainforest, Vietnam's Halong Bay and Argentina's Iguazu Falls were named among the world's new seven wonders of nature, according to organisers of a global poll. (AFP Photo/Juan Mabromata)

Seven wonders
A tourist watches birds in the top of a canopy at the Manu Biosphere Reserve in Peru's southern Amazon region of Madre de Dios November 2, 2009. This 1.8 million hectares reserve is the home of 600 birds species and 11 monkey species among other animals, as caymans and mammals, and has one of the highest levels of biodiversity of any park in the world with more than 200 varieties of trees found in one hectare. Picture taken November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil (PERU ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL)

Seven wonders
Capetown, aerial view, South Africa. Photo by Tom Brakefield/Thinkstock

Seven wonders
Jeju Island. Photo by Wai Chung Tang/Thinkstock

Source: Yahoo News



1 comment:

Sogyel said...

awesome......wonderful post....:)