The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added eight new entries to its World Heritage List, which denotes cultural and natural sites that are deemed of value to humanity. The new entries join 878 sites in 145 countries.
1. Joggins Fossil Cliffs (Canada) – site of a plethora of fossilized animal and plant remains
2. Mount Sanqingshan National Park (China) – home of unusual granite formations
3. Lagoons of New Caledonia (France) – a system of reefs with tremendous coral and animal diversity
4. Surtsey (Iceland) – an island created by volcanic eruption in the 1960s
5. Saryarka (Kazakhstan) – a vast grassland that’s home to several endangered species
6. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (Mexico) – the winter home of this migrating insect
7. Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Switzerland) – valued by scientists for its geologic features
8. Socotra Archipelago (Yemen) – known as the Galapagos Islands of the Indian Ocean for its plant and animal diversity
(Source: LiveScience)
Similar Articles:
- t’s Fun to Know: The Largest Eyes in the World – New Zealand scientists have discovered what are believed to be the largest eyes found on any animal …
- It’s Fun to Know: Life in the Ocean – A worldwide team of marine biologists and other scientists are developing a comprehensive online dat…
- It’s Fun to Know: New Species – While many species are on the brink of extinction, scientists are discovering species they never kne…
- It’s Fun to Know: The Frog Without Lungs – Researchers from the National University of Singapore working in Indonesia have found a frog species…
- Tropical Fish… From Long Island? – A scuba diver floats through a colorful undersea world, gingerly catching butterflyfish, blue angelf…
- It’s Fun to Know: The 3,000-mile Monarch Butterfly Migration – Monarch butterflies embark on a 3,000-mile journey every August. First, they fly west to California …
- Why You Need a Multi-Channel Approach – Retailers like Walmart, IKEA, and J. Crew reach customers with print catalogs, TV advertising, onlin…