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List of World Heritage Sites in North America

Below is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in upper North America. Greenland has been included here as part of North America despite its cultural and political associations with Europe. The separate List of World Heritage Sites in Central America covers the continental areas further south. Mexico leads North America hosting 35 sites, and is ranked seventh in the world.

World Heritage Sites

Legend

Endangered and trans-border sites

  † In danger
  * Trans-border site

Additional information

Site: as per officially inscribed name[1]
Location: at city, regional, or provincial level and geocoordinates
Criteria: as defined by the World Heritage Committee[2]
Area: in hectares and acres; if available, the size of the buffer zone noted as well
Year: during which the site was inscribed to the World Heritage List
Description: brief information about the site, including reasons for qualifying as an endangered site, if applicable

List

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See also

Notes

  1. ^ The five sites are: Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco, Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro, Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines, Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco, Historic Centre of Zacatecas.
  2. ^ Extended in 1990 to include Mount Robson, Hamber and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Parks.
  3. ^ Minor modification of boundaries in 2007 to include the Islas Marietas National Park and the San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park.
  4. ^ Islands populated by land in times of ocean level decline.
  5. ^ Islands populated by sea and air
  6. ^ Extended in 1992 to include the Glacier Bay National Park and in 1994 to include the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park. The name of the site was changed accordingly from Wrangell/St. Elias/Kluane at the time of inscription to Glacier Bay/Wrangell/St. Elias/Kluane in 1992 to the present name in 1994.

References

General
Notes
  1. ^ "World Heritage List". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  2. ^ "The Criteria for Selection". UNESCO. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  3. ^ "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright". UNESCO. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  4. ^ "Aasivissuit – Nipisat. Inuit Hunting Ground between Ice and Sea". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Ancient Maya City of Calakmul, Campeche". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Île d'Anticosti" (in French). UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System". UNESCO. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Archaeological Monuments Zone of Xochicalco". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Archaeological Zone of Paquimé, Casas Grandes". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Archipiélago de Revillagigedo". UNESCO. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  13. ^ "Camino Real de Tierra Adentro". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  14. ^ "Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  15. ^ "Decision - 14COM VII.E - Boundary Modifications: Canadian Rocky Mountains Parks (Canada)". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  16. ^ "Carlsbad Caverns National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  17. ^ "Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  18. ^ "Chaco Culture". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  19. ^ "Dinosaur Provincial Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  20. ^ "Earliest 16th-Century Monasteries on the Slopes of Popocatepetl". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  21. ^ "El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve". UNESCO. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  22. ^ "El Tajin, Pre-Hispanic City". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  23. ^ "Everglades National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  24. ^ "World Heritage Committee: Seventeenth session" (PDF). UNESCO. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  25. ^ 34th session 2010, pp. 82–83
  26. ^ "Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  27. ^ "Grand Canyon National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  28. ^ "Great Smoky Mountains National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  29. ^ "Gros Morne National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  30. ^ "Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  31. ^ "Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications, Bermuda". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  32. ^ "Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  33. ^ "Historic Centre of Morelia". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  34. ^ "Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  35. ^ "Historic Centre of Puebla". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  36. ^ "Historic Centre of Zacatecas". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  37. ^ "Historic District of Old Québec". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  38. ^ "Historic Fortified Town of Campeche". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  39. ^ "Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  40. ^ "Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  41. ^ "Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  42. ^ "Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  43. ^ "Ilulissat Icefjord". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  44. ^ "Independence Hall". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  45. ^ "Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  46. ^ "Decision - 31COM 8B.53 - Nomination of natural, mixed and cultural properties to the world heritage list - Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  47. ^ "The Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (Mexico) inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger". UNESCO. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  48. ^ "Joggins Fossil Cliffs". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  49. ^ "Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  50. ^ "Decision - 16COM X.C - Extension: Glacier Bay National Park - extension of the Wrangell/St.Elias/Kluane site of Canada-USA (United States of America)". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  51. ^ "Decision - 18COM XI - Extension: Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Wilderness Park (extension of the Glacier Bay/Wrangell/St. Elias/Kluane site) (Canada/USA)". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  52. ^ "Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap". UNESCO. Retrieved 21 November 2018. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO license.
  53. ^ "Decision : 41 COM 8B.22, Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap (Denmark)". UNESCO. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  54. ^ "Landscape of Grand Pré". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 Aug 2013.
  55. ^ "L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  56. ^ "Luis Barragán House and Studio". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  57. ^ "Mammoth Cave National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  58. ^ "Mesa Verde National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  59. ^ "Miguasha National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  60. ^ "Mistaken Point". UNESCO. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  61. ^ "Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  62. ^ "Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  63. ^ "Pimachiowin Aki". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  64. ^ "Monumental Earthworks of Poverty Point". UNESCO. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  65. ^ "Nahanni National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  66. ^ "Old Town Lunenburg". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  67. ^ "Olympic National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  68. ^ "Pre-Hispanic City and National Park of Palenque". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  69. ^ "Pre-Hispanic City of Chichen-Itza". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  70. ^ "Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  71. ^ "Pre-Hispanic Town of Uxmal". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  72. ^ "Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  73. ^ "Protective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  74. ^ "Pueblo de Taos". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  75. ^ "Red Bay Basque Whaling Station". UNESCO. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  76. ^ "Redwood National and State Parks". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  77. ^ "Rideau Canal". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  78. ^ "Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  79. ^ "San Antonio Missions". UNESCO. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  80. ^ "SGang Gwaay". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  81. ^ "Sian Ka'an". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  82. ^ "Statue of Liberty". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  83. ^ "Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley: originary habitat of Mesoamerica". UNESCO. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  84. ^ "Waterton Glacier International Peace Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  85. ^ "Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  86. ^ "Wood Buffalo National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  87. ^ Centre. "Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai'pi". UNESCO. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  88. ^ "Yellowstone National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  89. ^ "Yosemite National Park". UNESCO. Retrieved 26 June 2011.

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