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New 7 Wonders of Nature (2007–2011) was an initiative started in 2007 to create a list of seven natural wonders chosen by people through a global poll. The initiative attracted 100 million votes from around the world before the voting finished on November 11, 2011. So, in the list of the most amazing creations of nature put together there are:

The Grand Canyon, which is found in the US in the state of Arizona. Created over 6 million years ago by the Colorado River the canyon is over 277 miles long, ranges from 4-18 miles in width and has a depth of 6000 ft.

1. The Grand Canyon is ....

The Great Barrier Reef, stretching over 1,600 miles covering an area of 133,000 sq miles, which is the largest coral reef on earth, located in the coral sea of the northeast coast of Queensland, Australia. The reef contains 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands and in 1981 was aknowledged as a World Heritage Site.

2.The Great Barrier Reef is....

The Harbour of Rio de Janeiro. “The Marvelous City" holds the 3rd natural wonder; the harbour of Rio de Janeiro is a fascinating natural landscape where the ocean meets the shore, also with Sugarloaf mountain and the giant statue of Christ named Christ the Redeemer atop mount Corcovado.

3.The statue of Crist the Rendeemer is situated in ...

Mount Everest, at 8,480 m Everest is the highest mountain in the world. Making up the Himalaya's in Asia the mountain boarders between Nepal and Tibet. Everest has claimed the lives of 210 people, including the lives of eight who passed away during a storm in 1996.

4. Mount Everest is..

Aurora Borealis, also known as the northern lights, is a display of natural lights in the sky, typically occurring the in the ionosphere and better noticeable at night. Occurring only in places in the northern hemisphere, and its southern counterpart in South America, Antarctica and Australasia.

5.Aurora Borealis is known as...

Paricutin Volcano, in Mexico began its life as a fissure in a cornfield on February 20, 1943, after a year it has grown to 336 m, and now stands at 424 tall. After its last eruption in 1952, now mono-genetic it will never erupt again.

6.Pericutin Volcano is one of the most dangerous volcano in the World

Victoria Falls found in southern Africa, between Zambia and Zimbabwe is one of the largest falls in the world, also on the World Heritage List this waterfall is 108 m in height and 1,708 m in width, making it the largest sheet of falling water in the world.

7.Victoria Fall is ....

The New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign has significantly raised awareness of the incredible variety and beauty of nature around us.Other organisations created lists of the marvels of Mother Nature, but here we present the original list put together by CNN.While some people might dispute certain items on the list, there is no doubt that all of them are astounding examples of ecological wonders. Our Planet is full of amazing and wonderful sights that make it more than worth trying to save. This is something that is very important because more awareness and more tourism income means that these natural treasures can be better preserved for future generations. The Seven Natural Wonders of the world are only a few of what can be considered the most beautiful and amazing natural wonders in today's world. As our slogan says"If we want to save anything, we first need to truly appreciate it"

8. The list of natural wonders is not very long. We don"t have many beautiful places, their number is limited.

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9......Everest is .....highest mount in ...World

10. Wild horses live in... Gobi Desert

11.........Pacific ocean is home to many different species of fish.

12.She lived in ... Europe for several years

13....Dnieper is ... longest river in ......

14...... Sahara is .... world's largest hot desert and covers most of.... northern African continent

15.......Cicily is ...... island in ....... Medideranian sea.

16..... Appalachians are among ... oldest mountains in ... world

17..... USA is washed by the three oceans...., Atlantic,.....Pacific and .. Indian

18.We live in ... Ukraine