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Seven Wonders of Nature
Swiss foundation New7Wonders Foundation published a rather unexpected list of the new seven wonders of nature. Contrary to popular belief about the most beautiful places on the planet, in the list of natural wonders were very obscure location. The winners of the competition were determined through the public vote. It seems that people are tired of the old wonders of nature and chose new ones that are not so popular in geography textbooks.
Halong Bay, Vietnam
The very name of the bay with the Vietnamese means "where the dragon descended into the sea." According to the legend of the beautiful. Halong Bay has created a huge dragon that prodolbil tail valleys and hollows of various shapes, and then plunged into the sea eternal sleep. The locals still believe that in the Gulf of sleeping dragon.
Bay includes more than 3,000 islands and small rocks, caves and cliffs. The total area of the unique UNESCO World Heritage Site is over 1500 square kilometers. Surface and underwater world of Halong Bay is characterized by high biodiversity.
Iguazu Falls, Brazil / Argentina
The waterfall is located on the border of Argentine and Brazilian national parks "Iguazu". Both parks were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Iguazu name comes from the words in the language Guarani «y» (water) and «guasu» (large). Legend has it that God wanted to marry a beautiful Aboriginal name Naipú, but she fled with her lover in a canoe. In anger, God cut the river, creating waterfalls, condemning the lovers to an eternal fall.
Jeju Island, Korea
Jeju Island - the largest island and smallest province in South Korea. There is Hallasan volcano, the highest mountain in South Korea, which is equal to the height of 1950 meters.
Komodo Island, Indonesia
Island in Indonesia area of 390 km². It has a population of only 2,000 people. He is part of the Komodo National Park. Especially famous Komodo dragon living here. Sea coastal regions are a popular destination for scuba divers. Many tourists come here from Bali to see the unique land and underwater flora and fauna of Komodo.
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Philippines
The underground river flows near the Philippine city of Puerto Princesa on about. Palawan. In the area of its location, a National Park and Preserve, located 50 km from the city. The river flows underground in a cave in the direction of the South China Sea. Its length - about 8 km. The cave has several large-sized caves, there are also a plurality of stalactites and stalagmites. Known like the river on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, but it is recognized as the largest.
Table Mountain, South Africa
Table Mountain is so called because it looks like a table, but it looks like on the chest and on the piano, and on the wall - on whatever you want, just less than a mountain. Boca her appear smooth, meanwhile seen through a telescope large ledges, bumps and deepening; but they disappear into the huge boulders. If you look into the ruts of Table Mountain, washed ducts and form view, we can see the so-called "table leg". At this distance, that from a distance it looked like moss, grass, are entire forests of shrubs and trees. The whole mountain, taken inseparably seems some grim, dead, silent mass, and yet there's a lot of life: on the sole of her climb farms and gardens; nest in the woods baboons, teeming with snakes, jackals and run wild goats.
Amazon River
The world's largest size pool, deep and the length of the river - a real miracle of nature. In the Amazon basin stretches and the world's largest rainforest. The vast area inhabited by more than a million different species of plants and animals, and this place is no exaggeration to call the world's gene pool.
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Halong Bay, Vietnam
The very name of the bay with the Vietnamese means "where the dragon descended into the sea." According to the legend of the beautiful. Halong Bay has created a huge dragon that prodolbil tail valleys and hollows of various shapes, and then plunged into the sea eternal sleep. The locals still believe that in the Gulf of sleeping dragon.
Bay includes more than 3,000 islands and small rocks, caves and cliffs. The total area of the unique UNESCO World Heritage Site is over 1500 square kilometers. Surface and underwater world of Halong Bay is characterized by high biodiversity.
Iguazu Falls, Brazil / Argentina
The waterfall is located on the border of Argentine and Brazilian national parks "Iguazu". Both parks were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Iguazu name comes from the words in the language Guarani «y» (water) and «guasu» (large). Legend has it that God wanted to marry a beautiful Aboriginal name Naipú, but she fled with her lover in a canoe. In anger, God cut the river, creating waterfalls, condemning the lovers to an eternal fall.
Jeju Island, Korea
Jeju Island - the largest island and smallest province in South Korea. There is Hallasan volcano, the highest mountain in South Korea, which is equal to the height of 1950 meters.
Komodo Island, Indonesia
Island in Indonesia area of 390 km². It has a population of only 2,000 people. He is part of the Komodo National Park. Especially famous Komodo dragon living here. Sea coastal regions are a popular destination for scuba divers. Many tourists come here from Bali to see the unique land and underwater flora and fauna of Komodo.
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Philippines
The underground river flows near the Philippine city of Puerto Princesa on about. Palawan. In the area of its location, a National Park and Preserve, located 50 km from the city. The river flows underground in a cave in the direction of the South China Sea. Its length - about 8 km. The cave has several large-sized caves, there are also a plurality of stalactites and stalagmites. Known like the river on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, but it is recognized as the largest.
Table Mountain, South Africa
Table Mountain is so called because it looks like a table, but it looks like on the chest and on the piano, and on the wall - on whatever you want, just less than a mountain. Boca her appear smooth, meanwhile seen through a telescope large ledges, bumps and deepening; but they disappear into the huge boulders. If you look into the ruts of Table Mountain, washed ducts and form view, we can see the so-called "table leg". At this distance, that from a distance it looked like moss, grass, are entire forests of shrubs and trees. The whole mountain, taken inseparably seems some grim, dead, silent mass, and yet there's a lot of life: on the sole of her climb farms and gardens; nest in the woods baboons, teeming with snakes, jackals and run wild goats.
Amazon River
The world's largest size pool, deep and the length of the river - a real miracle of nature. In the Amazon basin stretches and the world's largest rainforest. The vast area inhabited by more than a million different species of plants and animals, and this place is no exaggeration to call the world's gene pool.
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