28 Yellowstone National Park – 1978
The vast natural forest of covers nearly 9,000 km2 ; 96% of the park lies in Wyoming, 3% in Montana and 1% in
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Unesco heritage 1978
27 Mesa Verde National Park – 1978
A great concentration of ancestral Pueblo Indian dwellings, built from the 6th to the 12th century, can be found on the Mesa Verde
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26 Island of Gorée – 1978
The island of Gorée lies off the coast of Senegal, opposite Dakar. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest
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32 Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines – 1978
The deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka and Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century. This major industrial undertaking has royal status and
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29 Historic Centre of Kraków – 1978
The , the former capital of Poland, is situated at the foot of the Royal Wawel Castle. The 13th-century merchants’ town has Europe’s
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3 Aachen Cathedral – 1978
Construction of this palatine chapel, with its octagonal basilica and cupola, began c. 790–800 under the Emperor Charlemagne. Originally inspired by the churches
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9 Simien National Park – 1978
Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, with jagged mountain
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18 Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela – 1978
The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century ‘New Jerusalem’ are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near
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1 Galápagos Islands – 1978
Situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 km from the South American continent, these 19 islands and the surrounding marine reserve have been
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2 City of Quito – 1978
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in the 16th century on the ruins of an Inca city and stands at an altitude
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24 Nahanni National Park – 1978
Located along the South Nahanni River, one of the most spectacular wild rivers in North America, this park contains deep canyons and huge
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4 L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site – 1978
At the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, the remains of an 11th-century Viking settlement are evidence of
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