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It seems to have started as a CBC competition...
http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/
It sounds like a good idea, but I find some of the things that people consider to be wonders a little...well, ridiculous. Most 'wonders' are natural or man-made but tend to be physical objects that are notable for their uniqueness or other special characterisitcs, not just locally and nationally, but also worldwide.
A highway? A giant egg? Dawson City? Grand Beach? A bagel? Give me a break....
The current 52 nominees...
Bay of Fundy - New Brunswick / Nova Scotia
Cabot Trail - Nova Scotia
Cathedral Grove - British Columbia
CN Tower - Ontario
Confederation Bridge - Prince Edward Island / New Brunswick
Crooked Trees - Saskatchewan
Cypress Hills - Saskatchewan / Alberta
Dawson City - Yukon
Dempster Highway - Yukon / Northwest Territories
Drumheller - Alberta
Grand Beach, Lake Winnipeg - Manitoba
Gros Morne National Park - Newfoundland
Haida Gwaii - Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia
Hartland Covered Bridge - New Brunswick
Ice Roads - Northern Canada
L'Anse Amour - Village of 7 Labrador / Newfoundland
Library of Parliament - Ontario
Manicouagan Crater - Quebec
Manitoba Legislative Building - Manitoba
Manitoulin Island - Ontario
Mt. Thor - Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut
Mum’s House in Scarborough - Ontario
Nahanni National Park - Northwest Territories
Narcisse Snake Dens - Manitoba
Niagara Falls - Ontario
Nonosabasut Rock - Labrador / Newfoundland
Northern Lights - Northern Canada
Northwest Passage - Canada
Number 5 Road - British Columbia
Old Quebec City - Quebec
Percé Rock - Quebec
Pier 21, Halifax - Nova Scotia
Porcupine Caribou Herd - Northern Canada
Prairie Skies - Canadian Prairies
Rankin Inlet Inuksuk - Nunavut
Rideau Canal - Ontario
Saguenay Fjord - Quebec
Saugeen Shores Sunsets - Ontario
Singing Sands Beach - Prince Edward Island
Sleeping Giant - Ontario
Spiral Tunnels - British Columbia
The Canoe - Canada
The Montreal Bagel - Quebec
The Rockies - British Columbia / Alberta
The Stanley Cup - Canada
Trans Canada Hwy - Canada
Tuktoyaktuk Pingos - Northwest Territories
Vegreville Egg - Alberta
Vimy Memorial - France
Wreck Beach - British Columbia
Museum of Civilization - Quebec
The Igloo - Northern
http://www.cbc.ca/sevenwonders/
It sounds like a good idea, but I find some of the things that people consider to be wonders a little...well, ridiculous. Most 'wonders' are natural or man-made but tend to be physical objects that are notable for their uniqueness or other special characterisitcs, not just locally and nationally, but also worldwide.
A highway? A giant egg? Dawson City? Grand Beach? A bagel? Give me a break....
The current 52 nominees...
Bay of Fundy - New Brunswick / Nova Scotia
Cabot Trail - Nova Scotia
Cathedral Grove - British Columbia
CN Tower - Ontario
Confederation Bridge - Prince Edward Island / New Brunswick
Crooked Trees - Saskatchewan
Cypress Hills - Saskatchewan / Alberta
Dawson City - Yukon
Dempster Highway - Yukon / Northwest Territories
Drumheller - Alberta
Grand Beach, Lake Winnipeg - Manitoba
Gros Morne National Park - Newfoundland
Haida Gwaii - Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia
Hartland Covered Bridge - New Brunswick
Ice Roads - Northern Canada
L'Anse Amour - Village of 7 Labrador / Newfoundland
Library of Parliament - Ontario
Manicouagan Crater - Quebec
Manitoba Legislative Building - Manitoba
Manitoulin Island - Ontario
Mt. Thor - Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut
Mum’s House in Scarborough - Ontario
Nahanni National Park - Northwest Territories
Narcisse Snake Dens - Manitoba
Niagara Falls - Ontario
Nonosabasut Rock - Labrador / Newfoundland
Northern Lights - Northern Canada
Northwest Passage - Canada
Number 5 Road - British Columbia
Old Quebec City - Quebec
Percé Rock - Quebec
Pier 21, Halifax - Nova Scotia
Porcupine Caribou Herd - Northern Canada
Prairie Skies - Canadian Prairies
Rankin Inlet Inuksuk - Nunavut
Rideau Canal - Ontario
Saguenay Fjord - Quebec
Saugeen Shores Sunsets - Ontario
Singing Sands Beach - Prince Edward Island
Sleeping Giant - Ontario
Spiral Tunnels - British Columbia
The Canoe - Canada
The Montreal Bagel - Quebec
The Rockies - British Columbia / Alberta
The Stanley Cup - Canada
Trans Canada Hwy - Canada
Tuktoyaktuk Pingos - Northwest Territories
Vegreville Egg - Alberta
Vimy Memorial - France
Wreck Beach - British Columbia
Museum of Civilization - Quebec
The Igloo - Northern