New 7 Wonders of the Nature top 77

Below is the list of Top 77 nominees eligible for consideration by the Panel of Experts,
displayed in alphabetical order.

Please note the following:
  • The actual specific ranking position in the top 77 is not considered by the Panel of Experts, only the important fact that a nominee has made it into the top 77 from the originally over 440 participants, and the Panel of Experts is presented with the same alphabetical list of the top 77 as seen below.
  • On 21 July 2009, at seven minutes past midday GMT, the 28 Official Finalist Candidates have been revealed during an announcement at the New7Wonders headquarters in Switzerland.
  • For Press information concerning the announcement on 21 July, please click here.
  • Voting has been resumed on 21 July 2009 soon after the 28 finalists have been revealed.
Title Country
Al-hasa Oasis SAUDI ARABIA
Amazon BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, FRENCH GUIANA, GUYANA, PERU, SURINAME, VENEZUELA
Angel Falls VENEZUELA
Askania-Nova UKRAINE
Atacama Desert CHILE
Azure Window, Rock formation MALTA
Bay of Fundy CANADA
Belogradchik Rocks BULGARIA
Bialowieza Forest BELARUS, POLAND
Black Forest GERMANY
Bu Tinah Island UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Chicamocha Canyon COLOMBIA
Christmas Island National Park CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Cliffs of Moher IRELAND
Coatepeque Lake, Crater Lake EL SALVADOR
Cocos Island COSTA RICA
Colca Canyon PERU
Conchi ARUBA
Cox's Bazaar Beach BANGLADESH
Dead Sea ISRAEL, JORDAN, PALESTINE
Dean's Blue Hole BAHAMAS
Djavolja Varos, Rock Formation SERBIA
Douro, River/Valley PORTUGAL
Eisriesenwelt Cave AUSTRIA
El Yunque PUERTO RICO
Fernando de Noronha, Archipelago BRAZIL
Galapagos ECUADOR
Grand Canyon UNITED STATES
Great Barrier Reef AUSTRALIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Halong Bay VIET NAM
Han-Sur-Lesse Caves BELGIUM
Iguazu Falls ARGENTINA, BRAZIL
Jeita Grotto LEBANON
Jeju Island KOREA (SOUTH)
Kaieteur Falls GUYANA
Kaziranga National Park INDIA
Kilimanjaro TANZANIA
Komodo INDONESIA
Laguna Colorada BOLIVIA
Lake Atitlan GUATEMALA
Lake Bled SLOVENIA
Lake Ohrid ALBANIA, MACEDONIA (FYROM)
Lake Saiful Maluk PAKISTAN
Lake Saimaa FINLAND
Lake Titicaca BOLIVIA, PERU
Maldives MALDIVES
Masurian Lake District POLAND
Matterhorn/Cervino ITALY, SWITZERLAND
Milford Sound NEW ZEALAND
Mount Olympus GREECE
Mud Volcanoes AZERBAIJAN
Norfolk Island National Park NORFOLK ISLAND
Ometepe Island NICARAGUA
Platano Forest HONDURAS
Pravcice Gate, Rock Formation CZECH REPUBLIC
Puerto Princesa Underground River PHILIPPINES
Retezat National Park ROMANIA
Rock Of Aphrodite CYPRUS
Sinharaja Rainforest SRI LANKA
Sipadan Island MALAYSIA
Sossusvlei NAMIBIA
Strbske Pleso Lake SLOVAKIA
Sumidero Canyon MEXICO
Sundarbans BANGLADESH, INDIA
Table Mountain SOUTH AFRICA
Thy National Park DENMARK
Uluru AUSTRALIA
Vesuvius ITALY
Vrelo Cave MACEDONIA (FYROM)
Wadi Rum Desert JORDAN
Yushan CHINESE TAIPEI