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Kilimanjaro, Grand Canyon Among '7 Wonders' Finalists

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 21, 2009 3:25 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Twenty-eight finalists made the cut today for the “New 7 Wonders of Nature” poll, including the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the AP reports. Organizers expect 1 billion people to vote online or by phone before the winners are announced in 2011. Other wonders up for the honor include Mount Kilimanjaro, Germany’s Black Forest, the Amazon rain forest, and the Galapagos islands. Click on the link for the full list and voting details.

A giant land turtle walks in Galapagos National Park in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos, Ecuador.
A giant land turtle walks in Galapagos National Park in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos, Ecuador.   (AP Photo)
People make their way through the backcountry on the Schauinsland mountain, in the Black Forest, Germany.
People make their way through the backcountry on the Schauinsland mountain, in the Black Forest, Germany.   (AP Photo)
People walking on the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon.
People walking on the Skywalk at the Grand Canyon.   (AP Photo)
Mount Kilimanjaro rises above the clouds.
Mount Kilimanjaro rises above the clouds.   (AP Photo)
A woman dives near Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia's Queensland state.
A woman dives near Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia's Queensland state.   (AP Photo)
Researcher Julio Tota climbs a steel tower that is used to monitor the weather in the dense Amazon rainforest near the northern city of Manaus, Brazil.
Researcher Julio Tota climbs a steel tower that is used to monitor the weather in the dense Amazon rainforest near the northern city of Manaus, Brazil.   (AP Photo)
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armywife
Jul 21, 2009 9:04 AM CDT
ha! no kidding.
skylinesandsunsets
Jul 21, 2009 9:03 AM CDT
Visit Japan's Shizuoka prefecture during the winter, and the view of Mt. Fuji will leave you awestruck. Photographs, no matter how high in quality, don't do Mt. Fuji Justice.
2-bits
Jul 21, 2009 8:30 AM CDT
Evidently they are unaware of what happened to most of the other famous "wonders."

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