# The natural wonders of the world

The seven chosen in New7Wonders' worldwide vote (2011) plus the seven classic natural wonders popularised by CNN in 1997. Fourteen places; vote for the real top ten.

- 45 votes · 14 items
- Aug 9, 2020 · sofia_noscope
- https://even.best/en/l/187/the-natural-wonders-of-the-world

## Top 10

1. **Amazon rainforest** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — The planet's largest tropical rainforest, spread across nine countries; a New 7 Wonder of Nature since 2011.
2. **Komodo National Park** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Indonesian islands home to the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard; a New 7 Wonder of Nature since 2011.
3. **Grand Canyon** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — The Colorado River's canyon in Arizona, up to 1.8 km deep.
4. **Ha Long Bay** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — More than 1,600 limestone islets in northern Vietnam; a New 7 Wonder of Nature since 2011.
5. **Iguazu Falls** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — About 275 falls on the border between Argentina and Brazil; chosen in 2011 as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
6. **Harbour of Rio de Janeiro** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Guanabara Bay, with Sugarloaf Mountain and Corcovado.
7. **Victoria Falls** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — On the Zambezi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe: 'the smoke that thunders'.
8. **Puerto Princesa Underground River** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A navigable river running through a cave on the Philippine island of Palawan; a New 7 Wonder of Nature since 2011.
9. **Great Barrier Reef** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The world's largest coral reef system, off the coast of Australia; visible from space.
10. **Table Mountain** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — The flat-topped mountain, over 1,000 metres high, that looms over Cape Town; a New 7 Wonder of Nature since 2011.
11. **Jeju Island** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — South Korea's volcanic island, home to Mount Hallasan; a New 7 Wonder of Nature since 2011.
12. **Parícutin volcano** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Mexican volcano that was born in a cornfield in Michoacán in 1943, in front of a farmer.
13. **Auroras (northern and southern lights)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — The northern and southern lights, produced when the solar wind hits the atmosphere.
14. **Mount Everest** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — The world's highest mountain, at 8,849 metres, on the Nepal-China border.

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