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WORLD HERITAGE SITES
National Parks of the World
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World Heritage Sites
UNESCO (United Nations Educational & Scientific Organization) recognizes particularly important natural & cultural sites
Called World Heritage Sites Encourages countries to create parks to
protect wilderness and cultural heritage Currently 936 sites
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Natural Site
A physical or biological formation that is outstanding for it beauty or scientific value
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Tongariro National Park in New Zealand
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Škocjan Caves in Slovenia
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Shark Bay in Western Australia
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The Cape Floral Region in South Africa
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Cultural Sites
A monument, group of buildings, or other work of nature or humans with outstanding universal value
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Vézère Valley in France
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Tikal in Guatemala
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Route of Santiago de Compostela
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Angkor Wat in Cambodia
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Canadian Sites
15 total Nahanni National Park Canadian Rocky Mountain parks Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Old town Lunenberg (NS)