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Eight New Natural Wonders

By Miss Cellania in Travel & Places on Jul 10, 2008 at 10:36 am


The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named eight new natural wonders to the World Heritage List. They are:

* Joggins Fossil Cliffs (Canada)
* Mount Sanqingshan National Park (China)
* Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems (France)
* Surtsey (Iceland)
* Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan)
* Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (Mexico)
* Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Switzerland)
* Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)

Live Science has the story, with links to more information on each. Pictured are the lagoons of New Caledonia, France. Link -via Geek Like Me

(image credit: IUCN/Dan Laffoley)


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  1. anon
    Jul 10th, 2008 at 11:51 am

    Have these 'wonders' collections evolved beyond tourism ploys yet?

    Honestly, I hold these things in the same light as the world's larget ball of twine.

    Lastly, putting lists like these only send droves of people to the area where it becomes overused and ruins the very thing you were trying to highlight.

    Save nature! Stay inside and play videogames. ^____^

  2. JC
    Jul 10th, 2008 at 6:22 pm

    Wow, love the Socotra Archipelago.

  3. Hilary Farlow
    Nov 10th, 2008 at 3:19 pm

    I have always wanted to go to the Socotra Archipelago in Yemen!

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