Eight New Natural Wonders Named
Eight New Natural Wonders Named * Joggins Fossil Cliffs (Canada) Wesley Hill, IUCN * Mount Sanqingshan National Park (China) Peter Shadie, IUCN * 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) (July 10) – Eight new natural wonders, including the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Mexico and what has been dubbed “the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean,” have been added to the World Heritage List. World Heritage Sites are named by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The sites, both cultural and natural, added to the list are deemed “of outstanding value to humanity” and deserve protection and preservation, according to the UNESCO Web site. With the new additions, the World Heritage List now boasts 878 sites (679 cultural, 174 natural and 25 mixed) in 145 countries. The eight new natural sites added this year include: “These eight stunning natural sites are amongst the best of what nature has to offer,” said David Sheppard, head of the IUCN’s Protected Areas Program, which recommended the sites. (IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature.) Below are details on all the sites: The Socotra Archipelago is known as “the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean” and is home to 825 plant species of …
I thought it was okay… sorry
IT NOT НАУРЗУМ!!!
IT NOT НАУРЗУМ!!!
Yeah, because a man made wall is definitely natural.
you missed great wall of china one of the oldest wonder
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Awesome video, hope you make more. Love the picture’s. And the music fits perfect.