Not to mention South Texas, home of the Chupacabra.

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.

The Amazon River is indeed quit a wonder and 11 million years old.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090707155827.htm

If that's the logic...then Kilimanjaro might be a better match...cuz of the unicorn.

And the Himalas are home to the yeti, and I'm willing to bet the Amazon has some kind of giant fish an so on and on ....I vote for South Park, Colorado; home of the man-bear-pig

And what about the post-apocalyptic hellscape which is Secaucus, New Jersey?

Or any place were there are big feet.

Ha! How could I forget the famous Jersey devil and infamous Mario the Ugly...(Apocalyptic hell-scapes are usually man made).Ok without Nessy, this Loch is still a wonder but to me it goes after other places, like the Grand Canyon, Iguazu, Niagara and Angel falls, the Great Barrier Reef, even the Great Lakes or lake Titicaca... I guess, if one is choosing natural wonders based on geological impact or beauty does make a difference.

I nominate the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, otherwise known as the Pine Creek Gorge. We have an odd species of animals here known as pus monkeys. They escaped from a train 50 years ago on the way back from a secret war germ laboratory, and have proliferated ever since. They are easily recognized by the large accumulation of pus under their scalp, which causes their heads to swell considerably. They are shy, stupid, and restless. We also have a species of goat in the gorge called side-hill mooties. One side of their legs is longer than the other, thereby allowing them to horizontally transverse the steep sides of the gorge, and remain upright. It is also rumored that Pesticide Nut McGee wanders the gorge. He once was a little green ball of clay, but you should see the things he can do today. He can go into any book, with his pony-pal Pokey, too, if you've got a heart then McGee's the one for you. You're welcome

""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.""

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!

I have been to loch ness three times Unfortunately i didn

This is weird - there are far more beautiful and impressive places in Scotland. Loch Ness is actually rather boring; but I suppose it's the one place in Scotland that everyone's heard of, because of the (alleged) monster. If I had to choose somewhere in Scotland I'd nominate the Corryvreckan whirlpool. But on the whole I'm happy to concede that the UK is unlikely to have anything that deserves to be on a world-wide list. Things are rather small here.

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