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NATURAL MONUMENTS OF

UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE IN

ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites In The

United Kingdom Of Great Britain And

Northern Ireland

BRITAIN'S

CULTURAL

HERITAGE

INCLUDES ONE OF

WESTERN EUROPE'S

OLDEST

CIVILIZATIONS AND

ONE OF THE

GREATEST EMPIRES

THE WORLD HAS

EVER SEEN.

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Stonehenge and Avebury

Salisbury

Stonehenge is the prehistoric site of the

world’s most famous monoliths. These

huge iconic stones have stood at the

same spot for millennia and been a

constant source of awe and wonder for

visitors through the ages. Lesser known

is nearby Avebury who’s stone circle is

very much the largest in the world,

pretty much surrounding the town. The

monoliths are not as big and therefore

spectacular as Stonehenge but you can

go right up to these ones which gives it

an added bonus over Stonehenge that

requires you stand a short distance

away.

Giant’s Causeway coast

Northern Ireland

Giant’s Causeway coast

Northern Ireland

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The unique site of the Causeway coast needs to be visited

to really understand it’s World Heritage status. Due to the

very size and nature of the site cameras simply can’t do it

justice as the spectacular hexagonal columns simply rise

out of the sea. Formed through a volcanic eruption over 50

million years ago, this unique site has helped formed much

of the earth science thinking that we have today.

Neolithic Orkney

Orkney

Neolithic Orkney

Orkney

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The ancient archipelago of Orkney have been inhabited by man for millennia despite the

harsh conditions and difficulty getting there. At the heart of Orkney lies a series of Neolithic

Monuments which include a large chambered tomb (Maes Howe), two stone circles used for

ceremonial purposes and a settlement known as Skara Brae. Similar nearby sites have also

been identified but as yet unexcavated. This incredible site provides a rare and graphic

glimpse into life 5000 years ago for this Neolithic group of people who choose to live their

lives on a remote group of islands in Northern Scotland.

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites

In The United States Of America

There are 23 World Heritage

Sites in the US, which include

ten cultural, one mixed, and

twelve natural Heritage Sites,

with most of them being

national parks. The country has

cultural sites created by the

Native Americans like the Taos

Pueblo. There are also sites

from the rich American history,

for instance, the Statue of

Liberty and the Independence

Hall in Pennsylvania. The

country also has the largest

collection of natural World

Heritage Sites that are vast in

size and with varied climate.

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Yellowstone National Park

The vast natural forest of Yellowstone National Park covers

nearly almost 3,500 square miles and contains half of all the

world’s known geothermal features, with more than 10,000

examples including two thirds of all geysers on earth. It is

equally known for its wildlife, which includes grizzly bears,

wolves, bison and wapitis.

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Representing the culture of

the Pueblo Indians of

Arizona and New Mexico,

Taos Pueblo is the only

living Native American

community designated both

a World Heritage Site by

UNESCO and a National

Historic Landmark. Its

multi-storied adobe

buildings have been

continuously inhabited for

over 1000 years.

Taos Pueblo

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UNESCO World Heritage

Sites In Canada

CANADA IS IN NORTH AMERICA AND IS SLIGHTLY

LARGER THAN THE US; IT IS THE WORLD’S

LARGEST COUNTRY THAT IS BORDERING ONLY

ONE COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY IS ALSO THE

SECOND LARGEST IN THE WORLD AFTER RUSSIA.

CANADA HAS MORE FRESH WATER THAN ANY

OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND ABOUT 9%

OF THE COUNTRY’S TERRITORY IS WATER, IT HAS

AT LEAST TWO MILLION AND POSSIBLY MORE

LAKES, THAT IS MORE THAN ALL COUNTRIES

COMBINED. CANADA’S 18 UNESCO WORLD

HERITAGE SITES INCLUDE FIRST NATIONS SITES,

COLONIAL TOWNS, WHALING AND FUR TRADE

POSTS, NATIONAL PARKS AND MUCH MORE.

CANADA HAS PRESERVED ITS CULTURAL,

NATURAL, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, AND

HAS SOME OF THE WORLD’S RENOWNED

HERITAGE SITES.

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Dinosaur Provincial Park

The Dinosaur Provincial Park looks like the

most bad ass place of all the world heritage

sites in Canada. Obviously it’s gotten its name

for being the destination with some of the

most important fossil discoveries known to

mankind. There’s been around 35 different

species of dinosaur’s found here. The

landscape in general of this national park looks

incredible.

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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

The Canadian Rocky

Mountain Parks World

Heritage Site is actually a

combination of four parks

in Canada; Banff, Jasper,

Kootenay and Yoho. They

are also the most

photographed and famous

parks within Canada. Here

you’ll find plenty of

breathtaking and amazing

hiking trails, waterfalls,

lakes, ski hills, limestone

caves and glaciers.

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WORLD HERITAGE SITES

IN AUSTRALIA

Australia has a total of 19 UNESCO World

Heritage-listed sites, which include some of the

oldest rainforests on earth and around one-

third of the world's protected marine areas.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place, such

as a wilderness area, island, historic

monument, building or city that is considered

by an international committee as having

special cultural or physical significance to the

international community.

Nominated sites must be of ‘outstanding

universal value' and meet at least one of ten

cultural or natural criteria. These World

Heritage sites become national treasures that

must be protected and preserved by the host

country.

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Fraser Island

Fraser Island lies just off the east coast of Australia.

At 122 km long, it is the largest sand island in the

world. Majestic remnants of tall rainforest growing

on sand and half the world’s perched freshwater

dune lakes are found inland from the beach. The

combination of shifting sand-dunes, tropical

rainforests and lakes makes it an exceptional site.

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Shark Bay

At the most westerly point of the

Australian continent, Shark Bay,

with its islands and the land

surrounding it, has three

exceptional natural features: its

vast sea-grass beds, which are

the largest (4,800 km2) and

richest in the world; its dugong

(‘sea cow’) population; and its

stromatolites (colonies of algae

which form hard, dome-shaped

deposits and are among the

oldest forms of life on earth).

Shark Bay is also home to five

species of endangered mammals.