Four Philippine Wonders of Nature nominated to of of the 7 Wonders of the World

Chocolate Hills - Die wundersamen, über 1.200 kegelförmigen Erhebungen sind weltweit einzigartig und erstrecken sich über ein 50 Quadratkilometer großes Gebiet im Landesinneren der Insel Bohol.

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park - Der Nationalpark wurde 1971 gegründet und 1999 von der UNESCO zum Weltnaturerbe erklärt.

Tubbataha Riff - Das Riff liegt 100 Seemeilen östlich von der Insel Palawan und erstreckt sich über 100 Quadratkilometer inmitten der Sulusee.

Der Vulkan Mayon steht am Scheidepunkt der eurasischen Kontinental- mit der philippinischen Platte, somit in einer tektonisch äußerst aktiven Gegend.

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Edited by Sana Brauner | 19.07.2008 Translated by Sana Brauner | 19.07.2008

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At present there is a ballot to determine the Seven Wonders of the World. With Chocolate Hills, Vulkan Mayon, Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park and Tubbataha Riff are four Philippine national wonders found in the current top 10 and the chances are very good to get them into the final round.

The name Chocolate Hills comes from the colouring of the 30 – 50 meters high conical shaped hills. They are covered with grass that turns brown during the dry season, which makes them look like chocolate hills that loom from the earth. There are also many mystical creational stories from the local people.

The national park is 3901 hectare large and is 81 kilometers North West of the island capital of Puerto Princesa of the island of Palawan. The main attraction of the park is the 4,2 kilometer long underground river, which makes this river the longest navigable river in the world; it flows under a karst mountain and from there flows into the south china sea. Through the collapse of the cap rock was a 65 meter high dome created. The river is in places up to 8 meter deep and has formed in many places stalagmites and stalactites, organ pipes, curtains and domes.

The reef system attracts large swarms of fish and tortoises; mantas, whale sharks, deepsea sharks, mackerels and dolphins are the constant visitors. The almost 70 kilometers of steep face of the reefs are covered with large sponges, soft and rare black-corals. In the many grottos and caverns the walls contain nurse sharks and sting rays. Therefore it is not surprising that the Tubbatha Riff is one of the most beautiful diving areas in the world and belongs to the top ten diving places of the world.

Web users worldwide can cast a ballot under www.new7wonder.com.From the 77 top nature wonders of the world, an international expert judging panel under the leadership of Prof. Federico Mayor, ex Secretary General of UNESCO, will decide in January 2009 the 21 finalists. In the summer of 2010 they will let us know officially which ones have been elected as the new 7 natural wonders of world.

Mayon is called by many people the most beautiful volcano worldwide because of his nearly perfect cone shape. Volcanologists classified Mayon as a “Schichtvulkan”.

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