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This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. [1] [2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands. [3]
Without conservation protection, this parcel could be open for commercial development. The American people should call for the conservation of the former landfill, and demand an immediate cease ...
Created from what used to be the security buffer surrounding the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, this area has been untouched by development or agriculture since 1943. The area is part of the Columbia River Plateau, formed by basalt lava flows and water erosion, and is named after the Hanford Reach, the last free flowing section of the Columbia River.
Theodore Roosevelt created the Grand Canyon Game Preserve by proclamation on November 28, 1906, [9] and the Grand Canyon National Monument on January 11, 1908. [10] Further Senate bills to establish the site as a national park were introduced and defeated in 1910 and 1911, before the Grand Canyon National Park Act ( Pub. L. 65–277 ) was ...
The terrain is made of tuff and fragile clay and is prone to landslides and erosion. The town demonstrates the struggle of people against a changing environment and was important in the development of studies of landslide management. [97] Via Francigena in Italy several sites 2019 ii, iv, vi (cultural)
Red Bluff is a geological formation created by the natural erosion of the west bank of the Pearl River. The bluff is an exposure red clay, soil, sand, and other colorful sediments [3] and rises to an elevation of approximately 371 feet above sea level. [1] The bluff slopes sharply (200 feet) [3] into the Pearl River floodplain. [2]
The statue was created by artist Ferdinand Rebechini. [28] Chimney Rock (affiliated area) Nebraska: 83 acres (0.34 km 2) Chimney Rock is a prominent geological rock formation in western Nebraska that served as a landmark along the Oregon Trail, the California Trail, and the Mormon Trail during the mid-19th century. [29] Christiansted: U.S ...
Ming dynasty-era Zhenhai Bridge destroyed by torrential floodwaters during the 2020 China floods, which were significantly exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change.. This is a list of significant natural or man-made landmarks that have been destroyed or damaged as a direct result or byproduct of anthropogenic climate change, such as by increased sea levels, exceptional rainfall or 100-year ...