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| Two komodo dragons are seen in Asam forest on Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara in Oct. 2011. Indonesia’s Komodo National Park has been officially named one of the “New 7 Wonders of Nature.” (Antara Photo: Yudhi Mahatma) |
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The Komodo
National Park in East Nusa Tenggara has been officially declared one of the
"New 7 Wonders of Nature" by the New7Wonders Foundation on Wednesday.
"The
success of the Komodo National Park is an inspiring example of how a community
could jointly protect species which is nearly extinct," Bernard Weber, the
president of the New7Wonders Foundation, said in a press statement received by
Antara on Wednesday.
"By
voting for it in such large numbers, the supporters of Komodo Island everywhere
have expressed pride in their natural heritage, which is part of the great
mosaic that is the world," Weber added.
Indonesia's
komodo ambassador and chief of the Our Komodo Foundation's advisory board,
Jusuf Kalla, said Komodo Park had drawn more than 200 million votes.
"I
thank the Indonesian people that have sent short messages to vote for
Komodo," Kalla said.
The six
other new wonders of nature are Halong Bay in Vietnam; Iguazu Falls straddling
Argentina and Brazil; Jeju Island in South Korea; Puerto Princesa Underground
River in the Philippines, Table Mountain in South Africa and the Amazon rain
foresst in South America, whose status is still provisional.
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