Loch Ness is a finalist in a campaign to name the New 7 Wonders of Nature. Other finalists include the Amazon River, the Grand Canyon, the Great Barrier Reef, and Mount Kilimanjaro.
Loch Ness is very scenic and geologically very interesting, but Willie Cameron of Loch Ness Marketing thinks that the Loch should have a leg-up on the competition because, "None of the other nominees has a legacy we know as the Loch Ness Monster. Whatever it is, it is unexplainable and that is unique."
By that reasoning, shouldn't the North Pole also be a contender, since it's the home of Santa Claus? [
Highland News]
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Loch Ness may seriously merit listing-- it's one of the longest and deepest lakes in the world, and famous for its scenery. But Nessie shouldn't be a consideration.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090707155827.htm
Well, that's lame.
I nominate Tasmania, Australia for it's unique way of life. Mainlanders reckon we have two heads due to inbreeding but I checked with my niece/wife and she said that was rubbish.
And we have a demonstrably real crypto-critter the Tasmanian Tiger and we have the pics to prove it.
And we're not taking it easy, when the Tasmanian Devil kicks-the-bucket we'll have two extinct animals to hunt for! 😉