RegionalAmazon Rainforest and River
Brazil · Peru · Colombia · Bolivia · Ecuador · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · France (French Guiana)
The world’s largest tropical rainforest and river system, shared by nine countries and countless peoples.
New 7 Wonders of Nature
Rivers, rainforests, volcanoes, caves and a mountain with its own tablecloth of cloud — seven natural places chosen by a global vote and described here with their real borders and real access rules.
Where this list comes fromNew7Wonders Foundation — Public-vote campaign. Voting closed 11 November 2011. A popular-vote campaign by a private foundation; it is not a UNESCO list and SATRAM is not affiliated with it. The Amazon is a multinational region, and Iguazú Falls straddles Argentina and Brazil. Several entries are inside UNESCO World Heritage properties, which is stated separately in each profile. Reference ↗
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SurvivesRead the full profile of Hạ Long BayHạ Long Bay
Vietnam
Hundreds of limestone islets rising from emerald water — a karst seascape of caves, lagoons and floating villages.
- SurvivesRead the full profile of Iguazú Falls
Iguazú Falls
Argentina · Brazil
A curtain of waterfalls in subtropical forest, shared by two national parks in two countries.
SurvivesRead the full profile of Jeju IslandJeju Island
South Korea
A volcanic island with a snow-topped peak, lava tubes, tuff cones and a living tradition of women free-divers.
SurvivesRead the full profile of KomodoKomodo
Indonesia
Dry volcanic islands and strong currents where the Komodo dragon, the world’s largest lizard, still roams free.
SurvivesRead the full profile of Puerto Princesa Underground RiverPuerto Princesa Underground River
Philippines
A limestone cave river that flows directly into the sea beneath a forested mountain.
SurvivesRead the full profile of Table MountainTable Mountain
South Africa
A flat-topped sandstone massif above Cape Town, cloaked in rare fynbos and, often, a tablecloth of cloud.