New7Wonders of Nature 7 Provisional Winners Announced
New7Wonders of Nature has announced the 7 provisional winners at the N7W Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland after the first count of votes.
The 7 provisional winners based from the first count of the global poll for the New7Wonders of Nature has been announced by Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, at the headquarters of the New7Wonders Foundation in Zurich, Switzerland.
In alphabetical order, the 7 locations which garnered the most votes based from the first count since voting ended at November 11, 11:11 a.m. (GMT) are:
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 – Palawan, Philippines
7. Table Mountain – South Africa
The poll results will undergo a rigid validation and verification process before it becomes official. In early 2012, New7Wonders will then work with the confirmed winners to organize the Official Inauguration events.
“I would like to thank the many champions, citizens, voluntary organizations, public bodies and governments that have helped promote the New7Wonders of Nature campaign over the past four years, starting with over 440 locations from over 220 countries and all the way to the 28 Finalist candidates from whom the New7Wonders of Nature have been chosen.” Weber said in a statement.
“We congratulate each of these participants on achieving their provisional New7Wonders of Nature status, and look forward to completing the confirmation process to celebrate each one in their own Official Inauguration ceremony early in 2012. When the New7Wonders of Nature are confirmed they will join the man-made New 7 Wonders of the World in becoming part of Global Memory for humankind for ever,” he added.
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