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World Heritage Sites :World Heritage Sites The pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Where can we find WHSs? :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)
Slide 3:Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan
Slide 4:The Forbidden City (the Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties), Beijing, China
Slide 5:Tosdilo, Kalahari Desert, Botswana
Slide 6:Yellowstone National Park,
United States of America
Slide 7:Kvarken Archipelago/ High Coast, Finland & Sweden
Slide 8:The Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Slide 9:Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza, Mexico
Slide 10:Split, and the Palace of Diocletian, Croatia
Slide 11:Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen, Germany
Slide 12:Timbuktu, Mali
Slide 13:Los Glaciares, Argentina
Slide 14:Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Italy
Slide 15:Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Slide 16:Angkor, Cambodia
Slide 17:Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
How many more are there? :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!