world heritage sites

World Heritage Sites

The pyramids at Giza, Egypt

Where can we find WHSs?

World Heritage Sites (WHSs) can be found all around the world.

Lets try placing the following on a map of the world! Yellow dots for cultural sites

(buildings) Green dots for natural sites (scenery)

Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan

The Forbidden City (the Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties), Beijing, China

Tosdilo, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

Yellowstone National Park, United States of America

Kvarken Archipelago/ High Coast, Finland & Sweden

The Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow, Russia

Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza, Mexico

Split, and the Palace of Diocletian, Croatia

Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen, Germany

Timbuktu, Mali

Los Glaciares, Argentina

Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Italy

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Angkor, Cambodia

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

How many more are there?

There are a heap more World Heritage Sites around the world!

Go to http://whc.unesco.org/en/list to see just how many there are!