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Ha Long Bay leaps to the first place |
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Feb 21, 2008 at 09:12 AM |
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By 5 am GMT on February 20, Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay jumped to the first position in the top 77 natural wonders which got largest voting on the website www.new7wonders.com.
Fansipan Mountain moved up to fifth while the National Park Phong Nha - Ke Bang still remained fourth in the list. Previously, the first place belonged to Cox's Bazar Beach in Bangladesh and Ha Long Bay ranked the second. Seven wonders permanently leading in the ranking list are: 1. Ha Long Bay Vietnam - Asia 2. Cox's Bazar, Beach Bangladesh - Asia 3. Sundarbans, Forest Bangladesh/ India - Asia 4. Phong Nha - Ke Bang, National Park Vietnam – Asia 5. Fansipan, Mountain Vietnam - Asia 6. Cocos Island, Island Costa Rica - North America 7. Ganges, River Bangladesh/ India - Asia
(Source: www.new7wonders.com) |