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Hace 5 días · Yellowstone National Park, northwest-central United States, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1978. (more) Behold Yellowstone's hot springs and geysers such as Old Faithful and its various large animal species
Hace 3 días · The first park established by the federal government of Canada, Banff includes the Valley of the Ten Peaks, the Wapta and Waputik Icefields, several ski resorts, and the communities of Lake Louise and Banff. It is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site and adjacent to Kootenay, Yoho, and Jasper National Parks.
Hace 3 días · Geographical treatment of North America, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its geologic history, land, people, and economy. It occupies the northern portion of the ‘New World.’ North America, the world’s third largest continent, lies mainly between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer.
Hace 1 día · What is the UNESCO World Heritage List? In 1972 UNESCO sponsored an international agreement to establish a World Heritage List of cultural sites and natural areas that would enjoy government protection.
Hace 5 días · Cahokia Mounds. Situated in Illinois, the Cahokia Mounds is a vast site of pre-Columbian Native American culture. Flourishing around AD 1050 to 1350, it was once home to a complex society of up to ...
Hace 4 días · This is a list of cultural heritage sites that have been damaged or destroyed accidentally, deliberately, or by a natural disaster, sorted by continent, then by country. Cultural heritage can be subdivided into two main types—tangible and intangible heritage .
Hace 1 día · North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), representing approximately 16.5% of the Earth 's land area and 4.8% of its total surface area. It is the third-largest continent by size after Asia and Africa, and the fourth-largest continent by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.
