August 23rd, 2009
The Lonely Planet has come up with this list of the greatest natural wonders in the world, one for each “continent”:
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- South America: the Amazon
- North America: Grand Canyon
- Europe: the Matterhorn
- Africa: Mt Kilimanjaro
- Asia: Sundarbans (“Everyone who has read Midnight’s Children was captivated by Rushdie’s magical description of the languorous Sundarbans, one of the most mysterious forests on Earth.”)
- Australia: Great Barrier Reef – actually shared by Australia and Papua New Guinea.
- Pacific: New Zealand’s Milford Sound
Elsewhere, the
‘New 7 Wonders’ project allows you to vote for their shortlist of 28 wonders.
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