(Communicated by the Israel Ministry of Tourism)
The Dead Sea, one of the 28 official finalist candidates in the online global competition to rate the New7Wonders of Nature, is currently ranked among the Top 14, according to an announcement by the New7Wonders Foundation. The website, www.new7wonders.com, now provides a live ranking of the current Top 14 and Bottom 14, with colored arrows showing whether each Finalist has moved up or down since the last grouped ranking.
As of today, the Dead Sea is ranked as one of the Top 14 Finalist Candidates, together with, in alphabetical order, the Amazon, Angel Falls, the Bay of Fundy, the Galapagos, the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls, Jeita Grotto, Komodo, the Maldives, Puerto Princesa and Vesuvius.
Each Tuesday, a new ranking will be shown and, each week, different ranking criteria will be used. Information will be provided over the coming weeks on which sites have garnered the most votes from countries outside the site’s home country, which sites have progressed the fastest, and information on the voter profile by site.
Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov who heads the support committee for the Dead Sea on behalf of Israel, said: "We must not be apathetic, the competition has only just begun and there are two years ahead of us. We will continue to work to increase the votes for the Dead Sea, together with all the partners in this important project."
The current official ranking of the finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature competition can be viewed at www.vote7.com/n7w/latest-ranking