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The Top 77
THE TOP 77
Below is the list of Top 77 nominees eligible for consideration by the Panel of Experts,displayed in alphabetical order.
Please note the following:
- The actual specific ranking position in the top 77 is not considered by the Panel of Experts, only the important fact that a nominee has made it into the top 77 from the originally over 440 participants, and the Panel of Experts is presented with the same alphabetical list of the top 77 as seen below.
- On 21 July 2009, at seven minutes past midday GMT, the 28 Official Finalist Candidates will be revealed during an announcement at the New7Wonders headquarters in Switzerland.
- For Press information concerning the announcement on 21 July, please click here.
- Voting will resume on 21 July 2009 soon after the 28 finalists have been revealed.
| Nominee | Country |
|---|---|
| Al-hasa Oasis | SAUDI ARABIA |
| Amazon | BOLIVIA/ BRAZIL/ COLOMBIA/ ECUADOR/ FRENCH GUIANA/ GUYANA/ PERU/ SURINAME/ VENEZUELA |
| Angel Falls | VENEZUELA |
| Askania-Nova | UKRAINE |
| Atacama Desert | CHILE |
| Azure Window | MALTA |
| Bay of Fundy | CANADA |
| Belogradchik Rocks | BULGARIA |
| Bialowieza Forest | BELARUS/ POLAND |
| Black Forest | GERMANY |
| Bu Tinah Shoals | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Chicamocha Canyon | COLOMBIA |
| Christmas Island | CHRISTMAS ISLAND |
| Cliffs of Moher | IRELAND |
| Coatepeque Lake | EL SALVADOR |
| Cocos Island | COSTA RICA |
| Colca Canyon | PERU |
| Conchi | ARUBA |
| Cox's Bazar | BANGLADESH |
| Dead Sea | ISRAEL/ JORDAN/ PALESTINE |
| Dean's Blue Hole | BAHAMAS |
| Djavolja Varos | SERBIA |
| Douro River Valley | PORTUGAL |
| Eisriesenwelt | AUSTRIA |
| El Yunque | PUERTO RICO |
| Fernando de Noronha | BRAZIL |
| Galápagos Islands | ECUADOR |
| Grand Canyon | UNITED STATES |
| Great Barrier Reef | AUSTRALIA/ PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
| Ha Long Bay | VIET NAM |
| Han-Sur-Lesse Caves | BELGIUM |
| Iguazu Falls | ARGENTINA/ BRAZIL |
| Jeita Grotto | LEBANON |
| Jeju Island | KOREA (SOUTH) |
| Kaieteur Falls | GUYANA |
| Kaziranga National Park | INDIA |
| Komodo National Park | INDONESIA |
| Laguna Colorada | BOLIVIA |
| Lake Atitlan | GUATEMALA |
| Lake Bled | SLOVENIA |
| Lake Ohrid | ALBANIA/ MACEDONIA (FYROM) |
| Lake Saiful Maluk | PAKISTAN |
| Lake Saimaa | FINLAND |
| Lake Titicaca | BOLIVIA/ PERU |
| Maldives | MALDIVES |
| Masurian Lakes District | POLAND |
| Matterhorn/Cervino | ITALY/ SWITZERLAND |
| Milford Sound | NEW ZEALAND |
| Mount Kilimanjaro | TANZANIA |
| Mount Olympus | GREECE |
| Mud Volcanoes | AZERBAIJAN |
| Norfolk Island | NORFOLK ISLAND |
| Ometepe Island | NICARAGUA |
| Platano Forest | HONDURAS |
| Pravcice Gate | CZECH REPUBLIC |
| Puerto Princesa Subterranean River | PHILIPPINES |
| Retezat National Park | ROMANIA |
| Rock of Aphrodite | CYPRUS |
| Sinharaja Rainforest | SRI LANKA |
| Sipadan Island | MALAYSIA |
| Sossusvlei | NAMIBIA |
| Štrbské Pleso Lake | SLOVAKIA |
| Sumidero Canyon | MEXICO |
| Sundarbans Forest | BANGLADESH/ INDIA |
| Table Mountain | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Thy National Park | DENMARK |
| Uluru (Ayers Rock) | AUSTRALIA |
| Vesuvius | ITALY |
| Vrelo Caves | MACEDONIA (FYROM) |
| Wadi Rum | JORDAN |
| Yu Shan | CHINESE TAIPEI |
Note: the above list contains all the nominees eligible for consideration by the Panel of Experts, i.e. the Top 77 nominees minus those not eligible due to the rules of participation.
