Bulgaria Belogradchik Rocks Nominated as New World Nature Wonder

Society | January 10, 2009, Saturday // 00:00
Bulgaria Belogradchik Rocks Nominated as 1 of 7 New World Nature Wonders: Bulgaria Belogradchik Rocks Nominated as New World Nature Wonder The rocks near the Bulgarian costal town of Belogradchik have been nominated as one of the new seven wonders of nature in the world. Photo by Bulphoto

The rocks near the Bulgarian costal town of Belogradchik have been nominated as one of the new seven wonders of nature in the world, the Belogradchik municipality press center reported.

The competition has already began on the www.new7wonders.com site.

The site describes the Bulgarian natural phenomenon as "a group of bizarre sandstone and limestone rock formations, reaching up to 200 m in height. They form a strip, which is 30 km long and up to 3 km wide, and are located north of the western slopes of Stara Planina, near the town of Belogradchik in Bulgaria. The formations, which vary in color from red through yellow to grey, are a product of erosion and every distinct rock is named after an object it is believed to resemble."

The Belogradchik rocks will compete with 261 natural wonders from 222 countries world wide, such as Mount Everest, the Grand Canyon and others.

The nomination was announced Friday during the official inauguration ceremony of a new hotel and SPA complex in the Bulgarian resort town.

The New 7 Wonders of Nature is the second campaign organized by the non-profit New7Wonders Foundation, (following the resounding success of the New 7 Wonders of the World campaign).

The national qualification phase ended on January 1, 2009 and the site visitors can now vote for their chosen seven from the list of 261 qualified nominees.

Voting will continue through July 7, 2009. Then the New7Wonders of Nature Panel of experts, under the leadership of Professor Federico Mayor, former Director-General of UNESCO, will review the top 77 nominees and choose the 21 finalists, to be announced on 21 July 2009. The 21 finalists will then be put to popular vote.

Voting will continue throughout 2010 and into 2011. During this time, the New7Wonders World Tour will visit each of the finalists to allow them to present themselves to the voters across the globe.

The final announcement of the New 7 Wonders of Nature is scheduled for 2011.

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