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261 Natural Wonders Ain't One Per Country

The bizarrely long-winded 7 Wonders of Nature project has reached the next stage: After voting closed on December 31, they've now got a list of beautiful natural spots around the world that we can vote on until July 7, when the top 77 will continue the journey.

This just-completed round culled the long list to one per country, or so we thought. Turns out it is one per country plus a bunch of places that span two or more countries. Who knew, for example, that the Great Barrier Reef spans Australia and Papua New Guinea? A neat way for Oz to get two bites of the cherry, since they have a nomination in for Uluru, too.

Other famed natural wonders to make the cut include Niagara Falls, the Galapagos Islands and the Danube River, plus a whole host of national parks, lakes and rivers that we're afraid we haven't heard of yet.

If you're tempted to get involved you can pick up to seven sites that you think are wonders of nature from their list of 261. But if you're as lazy as we are, wait until they reduce the list later in the year.

Related Stories:
· New 7 Wonders of Nature [Official Site]
· Two Aussie Natural Wonders Shortlisted [SMH]
· Seven Wonders coverage [Jaunted]

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