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There are 26 World Heritage Sites in the United States, with a further 17 on the tentative list. [3] The first sites in the United States added to the list were Mesa Verde National Park and Yellowstone National Park, both at the second session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Washington, D.C., in 1978. [4]
Yellowstone Park is the largest and most famous megafauna location in the contiguous United States. Grizzly bears, wolves, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk live in the park. The Yellowstone Park bison herd is the oldest and largest public bison herd in the United States. Old Faithful and Grand Prismatic Spring are two of the park's most ...
Fourteen national parks are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS), [6] and 21 national parks are named UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (BR), [7] with eight national parks in both programs. Thirty states have national parks, as do the territories of American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
UNESCO sites in the United States. In chronological order beginning in 1978 and through 2023, here are the 25 sites in the U.S. inscribed on the World Heritage List. Mesa Verde National Park.
Sixteen sites are represented currently on the World Heritage list under criterion VIII, [17] as an outstanding representative of Earth's history: Anticosti (Canada) Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States) Carlsbad Caverns National Park (United States) Mammoth Cave National Park (United States) Everglades National Park (United States)
In order to join the prestigious list, sites must ‘be of outstanding universal value’ The 27 new Unesco World Heritage Sites for 2023 revealed Skip to main content
UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has wrapped up its deliberations related to sites that are in danger and began adding new sites on Saturday to its prestigious World Heritage List.
United States: 13 12 [note 15] 1 26 3 Europe and North America ... UNESCO World Heritage List – Complete list with links and map of all sites; whc.unesco.org ...