Amazonas ONE of the New 7 Wonders of Nature
[ 0000-00-00 00:00:00 ] Peruvians and Iquitos local people are celebrating the good news. Amazonas is listed between the provitional New 7 Wonders of Nature. See More...http://www.new7wonders.com/?lang=en
... It is possible that there will be changes between the provisional winners and the eventual finally confirmed winners.
The provisional New7Wonders of Nature are listed in alphabetical order, not in any position or ranking.
The voting calculation is now being checked, validated and independently verified, and the confirmed winners will be announced starting early 2012 during the Official Inauguration ceremonies.
AMAZONAS
The Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazonia, the Amazon jungle or the Amazon Basin, encompasses seven million square kilometers (1.7 billion acres), though the forest itself occupies some 5.5 million square kilometers (1.4 billion acres), located within nine nations. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and comprises the largest and most species-rich tract of tropical rainforest in the world. The Amazon River is the largest river in the world by volume, with a total flow greater than the top ten rivers worldwide combined. It accounts for approximately one-fifth of the total world river flow and has the biggest drainage basin on the planet. Not a single bridge crosses the Amazon
