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NATURAL MONUMENTS OF UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE IN

ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.