Wonders of the World, a kidcyber weblinks page

The ancient Greeks had a list of the 7 wonders of the world. The seven wonders of the ancient world were amazing structures built by people. Most are now gone.

In Medieval times there were more amazing structures built by people.
Go here to read about the 7 wonders of the medieval world: http://coolmaps.7wonders.googlepages.com/medievalwonders.html

A group of engineers compiled a list of the 7 wonders of the modern world, amazing constructions of the 20th century.

Go here to read about the seven wonders on the list:
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0923082.html

The Eiffel Tower: photograph © [2007] Jupiterimages Corporation

Recently, worldwide voting on the internet resulted in a list of new seven wonders of the world.

Read about the new seven wonders here:
http://www.infoplease.com/world/buildings-structures/seven-new-wonders.html

All of those are wonders constructed by people, but there are also natural wonders, and the seven wonders of the natural world are:

If you use any of this information in your own work, acknowledge this source in your bibliography like this: Thomas, R. & Sydenham, S. Wonders of the World [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (2008)

Mount Everest	http://library.thinkquest.org/10131/nepal_everest.html
the Aurora Borealis (northern lights)	http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/aurora_borealis.html
Victoria Falls	http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/geography/rivers/river%20articles/victoriafalls.htm http://www.places.co.za/html/vicfalls.html
Great Barrier Reef	www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/barrier_reef.htm http://www.greatbarrierreef.org/
Grand Canyon	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon
Paricutin Volcano	http://www.paricutin.com/
Rio De Janeiro’s harbour	http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=30180