New 7 Wonders of Nature Announced

Result for initial counting of global votes to elect the New Seven Wonders of Nature are out and the chosen 7 are as follows (in alphabetical order):

1. Amazon Rainforest – Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
2. Halong Bay – Vietnam
3. Iguazu Falls – Argentina, Brazil
4. Jeju Island – South Korea
5. Komodo National Park – Indonesia
6. Puerto Princesa Underground River – Philippines
7. Table Mountain – South Africa

The results will be checked, validated and independently verified and once validation process is completed, confirmed winners will be announced in early 2012.

The New7Wonders Foundation, based in Zurich, Switzerland, came up with the list based on votes through text messaging and Internet voting, which ended 11:11 GMT on Friday, November 11.

Source: New 7 Wonders News Room