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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!