ÍVIETNAM
Ha Long Bay
(Quang Ninh Province)
Located in northeastern Vietnam,
this natural wonder covers an area of
over 1,550km^2 , and comprises some
1,600 towering limestone islands and
tiny islets in emerald waters. he two
bigger islands are Tuan Chau and
Cat Ba. It was named a UNESCO
World Heritage Site in 1994.BANGLADESH & INDIA Ï
The Sundarbans
Reserve Forest
he largest contiguous mangrove
forest in the world, covering an area of
10,000km^2 , lies on the delta of the
Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna
rivers. he natural wonder
has a complex network of tidal
waterways and mudlats, and a wide
range of fauna, including several
endangered species.
JAPAN Ð
Yakushima
(Kagoshima Prefecture)
Situated at the southern coast of
Kyushu, this subtropical island, about
505km^2 in area, is home to an extensive
cedar forest and some of Japan’s oldest
living trees (over 7,000 years old), as
well as nearly 2,000m-high mountains.
It was declared a Natural World
Heritage Site in 1993. ag