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New Seven Wonders of Nature


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Global voting for the New7Wonders of Nature is now underway, and you can vote on your choice of seven natural wonders from the selection of 28 Official Finalist Candidates.
Dee and Lorna
Dee and Lorna
Dee and Lorna
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On 21st July 2009, the 28 finalists for the New 7 Wonders of Nature were announced. The finalists are:

  • The Amazon (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela)
  • Angel Falls (Venezuela)
  • Bay of Fundy (Canada)
  • Black Forest (Germany)
  • Bu Tinah Shoals (United Arab Emirates)
  • Cliffs of Moher (Ireland)
  • Dead Sea (Israel, Jordan, Palestine)
  • El Yunque (Puerto Rico)
  • Galapagos (Ecuador)
  • Grand Canyon (United States)
  • Great Barrier Reef (Australia, Papua New Guinea)
  • Halong Bay (Vietnam)
  • Iguazu Falls (Argentina, Brazil)
  • Jeita Grotto (Lebanon)
  • Jeju Island (South Korea)
  • Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
  • Komodo (Indonesia)
  • Maldives (Maldives)
  • Masurian Lake District (Poland)
  • Matterhorn/Cervino (Italy, Switzerland)
  • Milford Sound (New Zealand)
  • Mud Volcanoes (Azerbaijan)
  • Puerto Princesa Underground River (Philippines)
  • Sundarbans (Bangladesh, India)
  • Table Mountain (South Africa)
  • Uluru (Australia)
  • Vesuvius (Italy)
  • Yushan (Chinese Taipei)

Have you voted for your New 7 Wonders of Nature already? If so, which of the 28 finalists did you pick? If not, which 7 would you pick? Were you surprised by any of the candidates chosen?

jbelley
Julien Belley
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The Universe is my top choice! ;)

chinatravel365m
chinatravel365m
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I doubt about this list as china is so rich in travel rescources and many wonders haven't been list.<snip>
[Edited: 06:07 - Mell ]
Michael Diamond
Mercurycatcher
Michael Diamond
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So much choice, so little time to see them all, but I would have to pick Table Mountain (South Africa)
Lee Ann
Dymphna
Lee Ann
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Yellowstone National Park - amazing!
Sofia Mona Holzer
ThroughMyEyes
Sofia Mona Holzer
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Surprised about the South Korean pick. Lived in Korea for a year and saw a world cup game on the island, and did not think it should make the list.

How about the Norwegian Fjords?
Dee and Lorna
Dee and Lorna
Dee and Lorna
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We were surprised that the Cliffs of Moher were on the list, given that they're not even UNESCO world heritage listed (at this stage anyway). They are beautiful, but we're not sure if they're on quite the same scale as some of the other finalists...

Out of the others, we've only seen 4 - Great Barrier Reef, Halong Bay, Iguazu Falls and the Grand Canyon (from the air) - and even out of those 4, we'd be hard-pressed to pick a favourite!!
Mell
Mell
Mell
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We were surprised that the Cliffs of Moher were on the list,........
At least that is one of the wonders I have actually visited. I have only visited 2 of the ones on the list. The other being Vesuvius. I am astonished that I have visited over 40 countries, and still only seen 2 items on a list such as this.
Pierre-Alexandre
PA Leslie
Pierre-Alexandre
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Seen 8 of them. As a single spot I would go for Iguacu. As a "region", Galapagos was amazing.

But my bet is that Galapagos is going to make it....for sure.
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