new 7 wonders of nature world tour

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ALMEIDA NAVARRETE ORIOL ANTONIOARROYO PAZMIO ZULAYKA ELIZABETH

CEVALLOS GILER MARA BELNQUINTERO QUIONEZ MARIANA GABRIELA

VALENCIA VSQUEZ PATRICIA KATHERINE

GROUP # 1

4THCELECTRICENGINEERING


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INTRODUCTION The Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign

started in 2007, immediately after the successfulcampaign to elect the man-made Official New 7Wonders of the World , in which more than 100million votes were cast and which took democracy to a

new global level. From over 440 participantsrepresenting over 220 countries - more countriesthan participate in the Olympic Games - and througha national qualification and race to become one of theTop 77, as well as the Panel of Experts

recommendation of the list of 28 Official FinalistCandidates, the Official New7Wonders of Nature isnow in its third and final phase in which the wondersthemselves will be chosen by an estimated 1 billionvotes.


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ARGUMENTNew 7 Wonders of Nature World Tour

Voting will continue throughout 2010and into 2011. During this time, theNew 7 Wonders World Tour will aimto visit each of the Finalists to allow

them to present themselves to thevoters across the globe.


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The change from man-made structures totreasures of natureNew 7 Wonders Founder and PresidentBernard Weber notes, We are finding theNew 7 Wonders of Nature campaign to beexcitingly different from the first campaign.So many breathtakingly beautiful, naturalplaces are still quite unknown to many. Fromwaterfalls to fjords, rainforests to mountain

peaks, freshwater lakes to volcanoes, we arediscovering together the incredible beautyand variety of our planet.


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FinalistsThe Bay of Fundy is renowned for having the highest

tides on the planet (16.2 metres or 53 feet). Onehundred billion tonnes of sea water flow in and out ofthe Bay of Fundy twice daily more water than thecombined flow of all the worlds fresh water rivers.Fundys extreme tides create a dynamic and diversemarine ecosystem. The Bay is renowned for its coastalrock formations, extreme tidal effects (vertical,horizontal, rapids and bores) and sustainable coastaldevelopment.


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The Grand Canyon, created by theColorado River over a period of 6 millionyears, is 446 km long, ranges in width

from 6 to 29 km and attains a depth ofmore than 1.6 km. During prehistory, thearea was inhabited by Native Americanswho built settlements within the canyonand its many caves.


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El Yunque National Forest,

formerly known as theCaribbean National Forest,is located on the island ofPuerto Rico. It is also thename of the second highestmountain peak in theForest. El Yunque is theonly tropical rain forest inthe United States NationalForest System.

Angel Falls is the highest

waterfall in the world, at1,002 m, and is located in

the Canaima National Park in

Bolivar State, along

Venezuelas border with

Brazil. It is more than 19times higher than Niagara

Falls. The uninterrupted

descent of water falls 807 m.


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The Amazon Rainforest, alsoknown as Amazonia, theAmazon jungle or the Amazon

Basin, encompasses sevenmillion square kilometersthough the forest itselfoccupies some 5.5 millionsquare kilometers locatedwithin nine nations. TheAmazon represents over half

of the planet's remainingrainforests and comprises thelargest and most species-richtract of tropical rainforest inthe world.

The Galapagos Islands arean archipelago of volcanic

islands distributed aroundthe equator, 965kilometres west ofcontinental Ecuador in thePacific Ocean. The islandsare all part of Ecuador'snational park system.They are famed for theirvast number of endemicspecies.


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Iguazu Falls, in Iguazu River, are one of theworld's largest waterfalls. They extendover 2,700 m (nearly 2 miles) in a semi-circular shape. Of the 275 falls thatcollectively make up Iguassu Falls, "Devil'sThroat" is the tallest at 80 m in height.Iguazu Falls are on the border between theBrazilian state of Paran and the Argentineprovince of Misiones, and are surrounded by

two National Parks (BR/ARG). Both aresubtropical rainforests that are host tohundreds of rare and endangered species offlora and fauna.


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Located in county Clare, theCliffs of Moher are amongstthe most impressive places to

see in Ireland. The cliffsconsist mainly of beds ofNamurian shale andsandstone, with the oldestrocks being found at thebottom of the cliffs. One can

see 300 million year old riverchannels cutting through thebase of the cliffs. There aremany animals living on thecliffs, most of them birds.

Black Forest (Germany) isa wooded mountain range

in southwestern It isbordered by the Rhinevalley to the west andsouth. The highest peak isthe mountain Feldberg withan elevation of 1,493meters. The region isalmost rectangular with alength of 200 km andbreadth of 60 km.


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The Masurian Lake District or MasurianLakeland is a lake district innortheastern Poland containing morethan 2,000 lakes. It extends roughly 290km eastwards from the lower VistulaRiver to the Poland-Lithuania border andoccupies an area of roughly 52,000square kilometers. The Lake District was

shaped by the Pleistocene ice age. Manyof its hills are parts of moraines andmany of its lakes are moraine-dammedlakes.


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The Matterhorn/Cervino is perhaps themost familiar mountain in the EuropeanAlps. On the border betweenSwitzerland and Italy, it towers over theSwiss village of Zermatt and the Italianvillage Breuil-Cervinia in the ValTournanche. The mountain has four

faces, facing the four compass points,respectively, with the north and southfaces meeting to form a short east-westsummit ridge.


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Mount Vesuvius is avolcano east of Naples,Italy. It is the onlyvolcano on the Europeanmainland to have erupted

within the last hundredyears, although it is notcurrently erupting.Vesuvius is best knownfor its eruption in AD 79that led to thedestruction of the Romancities of Pompeii andHerculaneum.

The term mud volcano or mud

dome is used to refer to formationscreated by geo-excreted liquidsand gases, although there areseveral different processes whichmay cause such activity. It isestimated that 300 of the planet'sestimated 700 mud volcanoes arefound in Gobustan, Azerbaijan andthe Caspian Sea. In Azerbaijan,eruptions are driven from a deepmud reservoir which is connectedto the surface even during dormantperiods, when seeping water still

shows a deep origin.


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Jeita Grotto is a compound of crystallized cavesin Lebanon located 20 km north of Beirut in theValley of Nahr al-Kalb (Dog River). This grotto is

made up of two limestone caves, upper galleriesand a lower cave through which a 6230 m longriver runs. Geologically, the caves provide a tunnelor escape route for the underground river. In thiscave and galleries, the action of water in thelimestone has created cathedral-like vaults full of

various sizes, colors and shapes of stalactites andstalagmites, majestic curtains and fantastic rockformations.


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The Dead Sea is a salt

lake between Palestine

and Israel to the west andJordan to the east. At 420

metres below sea level, its

shores are the lowest point

on Earth that are on dryland. With 30 percent

salinity, it is 8.6 times

saltier than the ocean.

With its three volcanic

cones, Kibo, Mawensi,

and Shira, MountKilimanjaro is an inactive

strato-volcano in north-

eastern Tanzania. It is

the tallest free-standing

mountain in the world,

rising 4,600 m from its

base, and includes the

highest peak in Africa at

5,895 meters.


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Off the western shores of Abu

Dhabi, in the United Arab

Emirates, lies a unique natural

treasure, wild and undisturbedby human activity: Bu Tinah

Island. Bu Tinahs thriving

ecosystem forms a unique living

laboratory with key significance

for climate change research. An

undisturbed paradise, Bu Tinah

has much to teach mankindabout environmental protection

and survival. This distinctive

natural habitat has shallow

waters, seagrass beds and tall

mangroves, set amid extensive

coral reefs. It hosts beautiful and

endangered marine life.

Seabirds, including flamingos

and osprey, various species of

dolphins and the critically

endangered hawksbill turtle live

in Bu Tinah.


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Table Mountain is a South African iconand the only natural site on the planet to

have a constellation of stars namedafter it - Mensa, meaning the table.The flat-topped mountain has withstoodsix million years of erosion and hosts the

richest, yet smallest floral kingdom onearth with over 1,470 floral species.Table Mountain boasts numerous rareand endangered species.


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The Sundarbans delta, at themouth of the Ganges River, isthe largest mangrove forest inthe world, spreading acrossparts of Bangladesh and WestBengal, India. The Sundarbansfeatures a complex network of

tidal waterways, mudflats andsmall islands of salt-tolerantmangrove forests.

The Maldive Islands make upan island nation consisting of26 atolls in the Indian Ocean.They are located south ofIndias Lakshadweep islands,about 700 kilometers south-west of Sri Lanka. The Maldivesencompass 1,192 small islands,roughly two hundred of whichare inhabited.


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Jejudo is a volcanic island, 130 km from the

southern coast of Korea. The largest island andsmallest province in Korea, the island has asurface area of 1,846 sqkm. A central featureof Jeju is Hallasan, the tallest mountain inSouth Korea and a dormant volcano, which rises

1,950 m above sea level. 360 satellite volcanoesare around the main volcano.


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Yushan, part of Yushan National Park, is acentral mountain range in Chinese Taipei and it

also the name of the highest point of the range.It is also called Jade Mountain and its height is3,952 m above sea level. The park is also knownfor its diverse wildlife and ecology. The

environment around Yushan itself spans fromsub-tropical forests at its base to alpineconditions at its peak.


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The Puerto PrincesaSubterranean River

National Park is locatedabout 50 km north ofthe city of PuertoPrincesa, Palawan,Philippines. It features

a limestone karstmountain landscape withan 8.2 km. navigableunderground river.

Halong Bay is located in QungNinh province, Vietnam. Thebay features thousands oflimestone karsts and isles invarious sizes and shapes. Thebay has a 120 kilometre longcoastline and is approximately1,553 square kilometres in sizewith 1969 islets. Several of theislands are hollow, withenormous caves, other supportfloating villages of fishermen,who ply the shallow waters for200 species of fish and 450different kinds of mollusks.


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The Great Barrier Reef is

the planets largest coral

reef system, with some

3,000 individual reefs and900 islands stretching for

2,600 km over an area of

approximately 344,400

square km. It is the biggest

single structure made by

living creatures and can be

seen from outer space.

Uluru (Ayers Rock) is oneof Australia's mostrecognisable natural icons.The world-renownedsandstone formationstands 348 m high abovesea level with most of itsbulk below the ground, andmeasures 9.4 km incircumference. Uluruappears to change color asthe different light strikes itat different times of the dayand year.


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Indonesias Komodo National Parkincludes the three larger islands Komodo,Rinca and Padar, as well as numerous

smaller ones, for a total area of 1,817square kilometers (603 square kilometersof it land). The national park was foundedin 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon.

Later, it was also dedicated to protectingother species, including marine animals.The islands of the national park are ofvolcanic origin.


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Milford Sound, located in the southwest ofNew Zealands South Island, is located withinthe Fiordland National Park. It runs 15 kminland from the Tasman Sea and is surrounded

by sheer rock faces that rise 1200 m or moreon either side. Among its most striking featuresare Mitre Peak, rising 1,692 m above thesound, the Elephant at 1,517 m andresembling an elephants's head, and Lion

Mountain, 1,302 m, in the shape of acrouching lion. Lush rain forests clingprecariously to these cliffs, while seals,penguins and dolphins populate the water.


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CONCLUSIONS The Official New7Wonders of Nature are

so important, because they are special forthe people.

The New7Wonders of Nature Campaign,established by the New7WondersFoundation, is a global search to recognizethe seven most wondrous natural sites inthe world through the eyes of the public.

Any site that is a clearly defined naturalsite, monument or landscape that was notcreated or significantly altered by humansfor aesthetic reasons can be nominated.

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