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| Dead Sea, Israel and Jordan |
The Dead Sea (above, a boater rowing in Jordan) faces a combination of natural and human-made challenges, such as declining water levels and large-scale development.
The giant salt lake, which sits between Israel and Jordan, has received low ratings on past Destination Scorecards, Tourtellot said.
The sea is one of 28 finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature contest, announced July 21, 2009.
When the final cut is made in 2011, the new world wonders may either be overrun with damaging tourism or become better-managed destinations, Tourtellot said.
"It depends on the stewardship ethic in those places. In New Zealand the stewardship ethic is high. In Abu Dhabi it's totally clueless, and you've got everything in between."
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