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Article: Grand Canyon on final 'wonders' list
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- Charleston Daily Mail
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- July 22, 2009
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GENEVA - The Grand Canyon, the Matterhorn and the Great Barrier
Reef are competing with 25 other spectacular natural landmarks in
the final phase of the global poll to choose the "New 7 Wonders of
Nature."
The Amazon rainforest, the Dead Sea, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa
and Ecuador's Galapagos islands are also among the finalists,
according to the organization New 7 Wonders led by Swiss adventurer
Bernard Weber.
People can vote by Internet or phone. The winners will be
announced in 2011 and share in the glory already enjoyed by the
seven man-made wonders chosen two years ago.
More than 1 billion people are expected to join in the voting,
Weber said Tuesday.
"This campaign should contribute ...