(IsraelNN.com) The Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, confirmed its place for consideration in the next stage of the international competition to grade the seven natural wonders of the world after the Tourism Ministries of Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority individually signed the official supporting papers for its candidacy.
Voting for the 77 nominees finished at midnight on July 7 and voting for the next round will begin on 22 July. The organizers of the New Seven Wonders of Nature competition have announced that they will increase the number of sites qualifying for the next stage from 21 to 28 (to be selected from the top 77 nominees). The competition's organizers expect over a billion people from around the world to participate in the online voting, which will continue into 2011, when the finalists will be announced by categories. More
