WORLD HERITAGE SITES National Parks of the World

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

Natural Site  A physical or biological formation that is outstanding for it beauty or scientific value

Tongariro National Park in New Zealand

Škocjan Caves in Slovenia

Shark Bay in Western Australia

The Cape Floral Region in South Africa

Cultural Sites  A monument, group of buildings, or other work of nature or humans with outstanding universal value

Vézère Valley in France

Tikal in Guatemala

Route of Santiago de Compostela

Angkor Wat in Cambodia

Canadian Sites  15 total  Nahanni National Park  Canadian Rocky Mountain parks  Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump  Old town Lunenberg (NS)

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