CLIFFS TOP LIST FOR WORLD WONDERS.Byline: MARIE KIERANS IRELAND'S magnificent Cliffs of Moher The Cliffs of Moher (Irish: Aillte an Mhothair, lit. has moved a step closer to being named one of the new seven natural wonders This article is about the television series. For other Seven Wonders, see Wonders of the World (disambiguation). Seven Natural Wonders was a television series that aired on BBC Two from 3 May to 20 June 2005. of the world. The breathtaking Co Clare cliffs are now in with a onein-four-chance of getting the title after making it to the finals. It is up against 27 other places of beauty around the world having seen off the challenge of 49 other contenders in the latest round of voting. Of the 77 eligible entries, which were identified from the original 440, have been whittled down by a panel of experts. The third and final phase of voting is now underway with people again able to vote for the cliffs. The winners will be chosen by an estimated 1 billion votes. Polls will continue throughout next year to 2011 when the official declaration of the seven wonders of nature will be revealed. Director of the Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience Katherine Webster said: "We believe this magnificent and unique place truly deserves natural wonder status and are overjoyed it has been recognised as one of the 28 most spectacular feats of nature on earth. "We are very optimistic that the cliffs can go all the way." THE OTHER HOPEFULS 1. The Amazon 2. Angel Falls 3. Bay of Fundy Noun 1. Bay of Fundy - a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east 4. The Black Forest 5. Bu Tinah Shoals 6. Dead Sea 7. El Yunque 8. Galapagos 9. Grand Canyon 10. Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef, largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia. 11. Halong Bay 12. Iguazu Falls 13. Jeita Grotto 14. Kilimanjaro 15. Komodo16. Maldives 17. Masurian lakes 18. Matterhorn 19. Milford sound20. Mud volcanoes 21. Puerto Princesa underground river 22. Sundarbans 23. Table Mountain 24. Uluru (Ayers Rock) 25. Veuvius26. Yushan 27. Jeju Island CAPTION(S): RIVAL World's highest waterfall, Angel Falls, Venezuela BREATHTAKING Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare make it to the seven natural wonders final |
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