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Post by LaFille on Jul 23, 2009 0:52:09 GMT
The 28 finalists were announced yesterday, and people can now vote to elect the 7 Wonders of the Natural World. The Official New7Wonders of Nature campaign started in 2007, immediately after the successful campaign to elect the man-made Official New 7 Wonders of the World , in which more than 100 million votes were cast and which took democracy to a new global level. From over 440 participants representing over 220 countries - more countries than participate in the Olympic Games - and through a national qualification and race to become one of the Top 77, as well as the Panel of Experts recommendation of the list of 28 Official Finalist Candidates, the Official New7Wonders of Nature is now in its third and final phase in which the wonders themselves will be chosen by an estimated 1 billion votes. The Official Declaration of the New7Wonders of Nature will be in 2011.To view the finalists: www.vote7.com/n7w/nature/finalistsTo vote: www.new7wonders.com/ I didn't get to look closer at the finalists, but some are unknown to me... It should be interesting.  |
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Post by Galadriel on Jul 23, 2009 15:53:52 GMT
Not fair, Belgium isn't in the list ;D
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Jul 23, 2009 22:42:14 GMT
Not fair, Belgium isn't in the list ;D Well - no wonder  |
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Post by LaFille on Jul 24, 2009 0:02:29 GMT
Maybe when they get around to the New 7 Wonders of Cuisine.  I was a little surprised to see Canada featuring the Bay of Fundy, mind. What would/will you vote for? |
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Post by Galadriel on Jul 28, 2009 16:16:18 GMT
Not fair, Belgium isn't in the list ;D Well - no wonder  |
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Post by kitty on Jul 29, 2009 3:56:10 GMT
I was to or close to in some cases 7 of the finalists, woot!
From a little homeland pride pov, I'd vote for the Schwarzwald (Black Forest) but from a social pov, I'd go for the Amazon, since so many countries that usualy don't get much recognition would get some then.
(*arrogant rant* I was to the only still existing OLD wonder *arrogant rant finished*)
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Jul 29, 2009 10:12:50 GMT
Hey! ;D We do have Manneke Pis don't we? ;DYeah, but that'd be a natural wonder only if some living boy would... (you get the picture) - and then, would that be a wonder?
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Post by twoheadedragon on Jul 29, 2009 11:21:25 GMT
Hey! ;D We do have Manneke Pis don't we? ;DYeah, but that'd be a natural wonder only if some living boy would... (you get the picture) - and then, would that be a wonder?  Now that's funny Glance! I haven't visited Belgium since I last lived in France (arrived in France March 1992, left in June 1999). ;D YAHOO! Komodo is there! Well, if I picked 7, I really don't know what I'd pick! But the Amazon would definitely be there (since it's so big and amazing), and probably the Great Barrier Reef (underwater marvel), Grand Canyon (too big), Vesuvius (should be a volcano somewhere in there), not sure about another 3...  |
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Post by Galadriel on Jul 29, 2009 14:37:01 GMT
Hey! ;D We do have Manneke Pis don't we? ;DYeah, but that'd be a natural wonder only if some living boy would... (you get the picture) - and then, would that be a wonder?
It was a real boy! He peed on the burning fuse to save the city from a huge fire. Read all about it here Ok it's probably only a legend but heck ;D
And he's not naked all the time though, the city dresses him up with clothes when we get international visits and on major holidays ;D |
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Post by LaFille on Jul 30, 2009 3:18:09 GMT
Lol, the Manneken Pis consideration... ;D
The Amazon and Great Barrier are in my picks too... For their productivity and incredible diversity of life forms, and also for the importance of those biomes to the whole world. For the rest, I'll have to dig more.
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Post by twoheadedragon on Aug 2, 2009 10:45:46 GMT
Lol, the Manneken Pis consideration... ;D The Amazon and Great Barrier are in my picks too... For their productivity and incredible diversity of life forms, and also for the importance of those biomes to the whole world. For the rest, I'll have to dig more. I feel the same. ;D Yeah, I'm not too sure about the others either (just sure about the Amazon and Great Barrier Reef), I just thought it'd be nice to have a bit of variety (like, a Volcano, a Canyon, a Jungle, a Coral Reef, etc.). Variety is the spice of life! |
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Post by twoheadedragon on Aug 2, 2009 10:50:29 GMT
Hey! ;D We do have Manneke Pis don't we? ;DYeah, but that'd be a natural wonder only if some living boy would... (you get the picture) - and then, would that be a wonder?
It was a real boy! He peed on the burning fuse to save the city from a huge fire. Read all about it here Ok it's probably only a legend but heck ;D
And he's not naked all the time though, the city dresses him up with clothes when we get international visits and on major holidays ;DWhat funny legends exist about him! I like the first one (with the boy peeing on the enemy troops)! And to think the poor statue's been stolen so many times... Poor old boy. ;D Thanks for the link Gal, I found it very interesting (as you can see by my comments above).  |
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Post by Hildor on Aug 6, 2009 11:13:21 GMT
There we go again, the first thing that comes in our minds when we're asked about Belgium is Manneken Pis. And we wonder why we haven't got a good view of ourselves ;D
We truly have a natural wonder here. We have an environmental movement that destroys our nature and then replants the area with other things, "because the old plants weren't the ones who naturally grew here, we are replanting the old species that grew here". Anyone wanna borrow me money for a ticket to somewhere-else?
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Aug 12, 2009 8:09:48 GMT
I fumed some on the 'problem' of what to chose - and then the following thoughts materialized from the smoke.
What, to me, is a 'wonder'? It should be something I can perceive as a single human being, something that is awe inspiring or peculiar in its environment, that 'sticks out'.
Entire regions as the Amazon, the Great Barrier reef or the Black Forest - as fascinating, impressive and important they are for our world (at least the first two) - are just too much to grasp in a personal view.
Not that sitting in a jungle and seeing the multitude of life within a 10 m circle, or in the desert at night, under a star sprinkled sky as black as noone living in urban surroundings has ever seen and listening to the sound of friction of sand crystals blowing in the wind, isn't awe inspiring also...
That said, my choices from the finalist list would be (listed. not ranked):
The Uluru
The Kilimanjaro
The Grand Canyon
The tides in the Bay of Fundy
The Puerto Princesa underground river
That's only five - personnally I would like to add
Yellowstone Park
Volcano Mount Kilauea on Hawaii
as examples for a 'living' active planet - fundamental nature at its core, so to speak.
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Now that's funny Glance! I haven't visited Belgium since I last lived in France (arrived in France March 1992, left in June 1999). ;D
