Table Mountain was officially inaugurated as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature during a ceremony at the foot of the mountain on December 2.
World-wide voting for the New 7 Wonders of Nature closed on November 11, 2011, when the provisional New 7 Wonders sites were announced. The inauguration follows an international audit, which confirmed the voting results.
Patricia de Lille, the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, unveiled the New 7 Wonders of Nature plaque in front of 41 international delegates and said the title would bring tremendous direct economic and socio-economic benefits to South Africa and the Mother City.
Bernard Weber, Founder-President of the New 7 Wonders Foundation, said the inauguration marked the culmination of an inspiring campaign of which all South Africans could be proud.
Sabine Lehmann, Cableway MD and chairperson of the Table Mountain Official Supporters Committee, said the economic impact of the accolade was already being felt by the Cableway. “We have had a record November – the best in 10 years.”
It was the sixth site to host its inauguration ceremony following the Puerto Princesa Underground River, the Amazon, Jeju Island, Halong Bay and Iguazu Falls. The seventh site, Komodo, will host its inauguration ceremony in 2013.
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