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Home arrow Other News arrow January 6, 2009 - USA Today: Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders
January 6, 2009 - USA Today: Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders PDF Print E-mail
usatoday.jpgASSOCIATED PRESS (1/06/2009)-- GENEVA (AP) — The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday.

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