- The inca city of Machu Picchu, country : Peru, place : near Cuzco
- The Iguazu waterfalls, country : Argentina - Brazil, place : borders between the two countries
- The Tadj Mahall, country : India, place : Agra, south-west of Delhi
- The pyramids and the sphinx, country : Egypt, place : Giseh, south-west of Cairo
- The great canyon of Colorado, country : United States of America, place : south-west of the country, Arizona state
- Migrating animals in the Serengeti park, country : Tanzania, place : north of the country, east of Victoria lake
- The Nabatean city of Petra, country : Jordania, place : south-west of the country, near Israel
- The big wall of China, country : China, place : north-east of the country, along Inner Mongolia
- The Victoria waterfalls, country : Zimbabwe - Zambia, place : border between the two countries
- The great coral reef, country : Australia, place : offshore, north-east of the country
- The city of Angkor, country : Cambodia, place : Siem Reap, north of the Tonle Sap lake
- The amazonian virgin forest, country : Brazil - Peru, place : around the Amazonia river and its affluents
- The Niagara waterfalls, country : Canada - United States of America, place : Niagara, near Toronto
- The salar of Uyuni, country : Bolivia, place : south-west of the country
- The Abu Simbel temple, country : Egypt, place : south-west of Assuan, at the shore of the Nasser lake
- The Halong bay, country : Vietnam, place : in the Tonkin Gulf, east of Hanoi
- The Bora-Bora island, country : French Polynesia, place : in the middle of the Pacific
- Pagan, the thousand pagodas plain, country : Myanmar, place : south-west of Mandalay, at the edge of the Irrawaddy river
- Sand dunes of the Sahara, country : Marocco - Mauritania - Mali - Algeria - Niger - Lybia - Chad - Sudan - Egyptplace : north of Africa
- Fjords and the Preikestolen cliff, country : Norway, place : west of the country
- The precolombian pyramids of Teotihuacan, country : Mexico, place : north-east of Mexico City
- The Ngorongoro crater, country : Tanzania, place : north of the country, south of the Serengeti park
- White immensity of Antarctica, country : without, place : north pole
- Lunar scenery at the south of Altiplanoand the colourful lagoons (colorada and verde)country : Boliviaplace : south of Lipez, near the borders with Argentina and Chile
- Mount Everest, country : Nepal - Chinaplace : border between the two countries
- Bali island, country : Indonesia, place : east of Java island
- Muslim fervour at Meccacountry : Saudi Arabiaplace : Mecca, east of the country
- Karstic peaks at Guilin, along the Li rivercountry : Chinaplace : south of the country, between Guilin and Yangshuo
- The Galapagos archipelago, country : Ecuador, place : off the west coast of the country
- The Perito Moreno glacier, country : Argentina, place : Patagonia
- The blue mosque in front of Hagia Sofia, country : Turkey, place : Istanbul
- The caves of Carlsbad, country : United States of America, place : New Mexico State
- The carnaval of Rio, country : Brazilplace : Rio of Janeiro
- The rice terrace fields of Banaue, country : the Philippines, place : on the Lucon island, north of Manilla
- Venice and its canals, country : Italia, place : Venice
- The Cappadocia and the Goreme valley, country : Turkey, place : in the middle of the country
- Moai statues of the Easter island, country : Chile, place : Easter island, in the middle of the Pacific
- The Vatican and the Saint Peter's basilica, country : The Vatican, place : inside the town of Rome
- Aerial view of Rio bay, country : Brazil, place : Rio of Janeiro
- The Potala, dalai-lama's palace, country : China / Tibet, place : Lhassa
- The maya city of Chichen Itza, country : Mexico, place : south of the country, Yucatan province
- The Yellowstone national park, country : United States of America, place : north-west of the country, Wyoming state
- The Piana rocky inlet and the Girolata gulf, country : Franceplace : Corsica
- The Coliseum, country : Italiaplace : Rome
- The limestone basins at Huanglong, country : China, place : in the middle of the country, north of the Sichuan province
- The Mezquita of Cordoba, country : Spain, place : Cordoba, Andalucia province
- The Giants' Causeway, country : Northern Ireland, place : north of the country
- Milford sound and the Mitre peak, country : New Zealand, place : south-west of the southern island
- The Buddhistic temple of Borobudur, country : Indonesia, place : in the middle of the Java island
- The Kilauea and the Hawaii volcanoes, country : United States of America, place : Hawaii
- The frescoes of the Sixtin churchcountry : The Vatican, place : inside the city of Rome
- The Hassan II mosque, country : Marocco, place : Casablanca
- Florence, the duomo and the ponte vecchio, country : Italiaplace : Florence
- The Acropolis and the Parthenon, country : Greece, place : Athena
- The Registan at Samarkand, country : Uzbekistan, place : south-west of Tachkent
- The Versailles castle, country : Franceplace : south-west of Paris
- Big Ben and the Parliament Square, country : United Kingdom, place : London
- The Meteors : monasteries built on rocky peaks, country : Greece, place : west of the country, Thessaly province
- The mont Saint-Michel, country : Franceplace : Normandy
- The royal palace and the Wat Phra Kaeo, the emerald buddha temple, country : Thailand, place : Bangkok
- Hindu fervour at the banks of the Ganges at Varanasi, country : Indiaplace : Varanasi (ex-Benares)
- A Nil cruise between Luxor and Assuan, country : Egypt, place : from Luxor to Assuan
- The Eiffel tower, country : Franceplace : Paris
- The colorful waters of the Jiuzhaigou river, country : Chinaplace : in the middle of the country, north of the Sichuan province
- The Kremlin and the Saint Basil the blest cathedral, country : Russia, place : Moscow
- The Komodo island, country : Indonesia, place : south, between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores
- The Louvre museum, country : France, place : Paris
- The Alhambra, country : Spain, place : Granada, Andalucia province
- The Canaima park and the Salto Angel waterfalls, country : Venezuela, place : east of the country
- The aeolian islands and the Stromboli, country : Italia, place : north of the Sicilia island
- The Plitvice park and its waterfalls, country : Croatia, place : north of Gospic
- The Neuschwanstein castle, country : Germany, place : near the border with Austria, south of Munich
- The Reims cathedral, country : France, place : Reims
- The Uluru giant monolith at Ayers Rock, country : Australia, place :in the middle of the country
- The Baikal lake, country : Russia, place : near the border with Mongolia
- The Wulingyuan rocky peaks, country : China, place : south-east of the country, Hunan province
- The Karnak temple, country : Egypt. place : near Luxor
- The statue of Liberty and the Manhattan view, country : United States of America, place : New-York
- The Sagrada Familia, country : Spain, place : Barcelona
- The Meidan-e Imam at Ispahan, country : Iran, place : south of Teheran
- The city of Prague, country : Czech Republic, place : Prague
- Giant sequoias, country : United States of America, place : in the sequoia national park, south-west of the country, California state
- The Tasmania islandcountry : Australia, place : south-east of the country
- Chorus of lights at Las Vegas, country : Etats-Unis, place : Las Vegas
- The pagoda of Shwedagon, country : Myanmarplace : Yangoon
- The emperor Qin I's mausoleum and his terracotta army, country : China, place : Xi'an, Shaanxi province
- The city of Sydney and the opera house, country : Australia, place : Sydney
- Nightlife on the Djemaa Elfna square, country : Marocco, place : Marrakech
- The Badshahi mosque at Lahore, country : Pakistan, place : south-east of Islamabad
- The parliament of Budapest, country : Hungary, place : Budapest
- Baalbekcountry : Lebanon, place : north-east of the country
- The forbidden cityc, ountry : Chinaplace : Beijing
- El Tajin, country : Mexico, place : north-east of Mexico city
- The Burj al arab hotel, country : the United Arab Emiratesplace : Dubai
- Sigiriyacountry : Sri Lanka, place : in the middle of the country
- The mosque of Djenné, country : Mali, place : Djenné, east of Bamako
- The golden gate bridge and the San Francisco bay, country : United States of Americaplace : California state
- The Kennedy space center, country : United States of America, place : south-east of the country, Florida state
- The Ermitage winter palace, country : Russia, place : Saint-Petersburg
- The Petronas towers, country : Malaysia, place : Kuala Lumpur
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A few errors: There is no such country as 'Northern Ireland'. The Giant's Causeway is in Antrim, which is in Ireland.
ReplyDeleteAnd Antarctica surrounds the South, not the North Pole.
I appreciate that all such lists are subjective and arbitrary, but it seems to me there's a lot missing from that list and quite a few things that needn't be there.
The Kennedy Space Center? Really?