The top 77 candidates of the New7Wonders of Nature Nominees
This is the current latest ranking of the nominees participating to become a New7Wonder of Nature.Only one national nominee per country, the highest ranked on 31 December 2008, will be eligible to proceed into 2009.
Voting for nominees will continue through July 7, 2009. Then the New7Wonders of Nature Panel of Experts, under the leadership of Prof. Federico Mayor, former Director-General of UNESCO, will review the top 77 nominees and choose the 21 finalists, to be announced on 21 July 2009. These finalists will then be put to popular vote.
| ast update 09-DEC-2008 10:28 GMT |
| 1. |
|  | Puerto Princesa Subterranean River | PHILIPPINES - Asia | |||
| 2. |
|  | Ha Long Bay | VIET NAM - Asia | |||
| 3. |
|  | Cox's Bazar, Beach | BANGLADESH - Asia | |||
| 4. |
|  | Tubbataha Reef | PHILIPPINES - Asia | |||
| 5. |
|  | Chocolate Hills | PHILIPPINES - Asia | |||
| 6. |
|  | Al-hasa Oasis | SAUDI ARABIA - Asia | |||
| 7. |
|  | Ganges, River | BANGLADESH/ INDIA - Asia | |||
| 8. |
|  | Sundarbans, Forest | BANGLADESH/ INDIA - Asia | |||
| 9. |
|  | Phong Nha - Ke Bang, National Park | VIET NAM - Asia | |||
| 10. |
|  | Fansipan, Mountain | VIET NAM - Asia | |||
| 11. |
|  | Mayon Volcano | PHILIPPINES - Asia | |||
| 12. |
|  | Mount Everest | CHINA/ NEPAL - Asia | |||
| 13. |
|  | Lake Saiful Maluk | PAKISTAN - Asia | |||
| 14. |
|  | Mount Damavand | IRAN - Asia | |||
| 15. |
|  | Liwa Oasis and Empty Quarter | OMAN/ SAUDI ARABIA/ UNITED ARAB EMIRATES/ YEMEN - Asia | |||
| 16. |
|  | Davolja Varos, Rock Formation | SERBIA - Europe | |||
| 17. |
|  | Red Sea Reef | DJIBOUTI/ EGYPT/ ERITREA/ ISRAEL/ JORDAN/ SAUDI ARABIA/ SUDAN/ YEMEN - Africa | |||
| 18. |
|  | Dead Sea, Lake | ISRAEL/ JORDAN/ PALESTINE - Asia | |||
| 19. |
|  | Amazon, River/Forest | BOLIVIA/ BRAZIL/ COLOMBIA/ ECUADOR/ FRENCH GUIANA/ GUYANA/ PERU/ SURINAME/ VENEZUELA - South America | |||
| 20. |
|  | Mount Fuji | JAPAN - Asia |
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