[FACTBOX] The 28 Finalists for 7 Natural Wonders

A global poll called "Choose your seven wonders" commences Tuesday July 21 2009 to determine which seven natural locations on earth will be selected out of the 28 short-listed. Here is a look at each one.

Bu Tinah Shoals island

•Bu Tinah Shoals in the United Arab Emirates

Amazon Rainforest

•Amazon Rainforest in the Amazon

Galapagos Island

•Galapagos Island in the Pacific Ocean

Iguazu Falls

•Iguazu Falls in the Iguazu River in Brazil

Komodo National Park in Indonesia

•Komodo National Park in Indonesia

Milford Sound

•Milford Sound in New Zealand

Dead Sea Salt formations

•Dead Sea in Jordan

Black Forest in Germany

•Black Forest in the Rhine valley in Germany

El Yunque Tropical Rainforest

•El Yunque tropical rainforest in Caribbean

Halong Bay

•Halong Bay in Vietnam

Mount Kilimanjaro

•Kilimanjaro in Tanzania

Matterhorn or Cervino in European Alps

•Matterhorn/Cervino in European Alps

Sundarbans Delta

•Sundarbans at the Ganges River in India

Yushan National Park

•Yushan National Park in China

Mount Vesuvius

•Mount Vesuvius in Italy

Puerto Princesa Underground River

•Puerto Princesa Underground River in Philippines

Masurian Lake District

•Masurian Lake District in Poland

Jeju Island

•Jeju Island in Korea

Great Barrier

•Great Barrier Reef, Earth's largest coral reef system

The Bay of Fundi

•Bay of Fundy

Angel Falls in Cananima National Park in Bolivar State

•Angel Falls in Cananima National Park in Bolivar State

The Cliffs of Moher

•Cliffs of Moher in Ireland

The Grand Canyon

•Grand Canyon USA

Natural wonder of Jeita Grotto in the Valley of Nahr al-Kalb in Beirut

•Jeita Grotto in Lebanon

Maldive Islands

•Maldive Island in Indian Ocean

Mud Volcanoes

•Mud Volcanoes in Azerbaijan

Uluru (Ayers Rocks) in Australia

•Uluru (Ayers Rocks) in Australia