The World Heritage List ist well known. Nearly 700 man-made and natural sights all over the world are protected by an international treaty, which 52 countries have signed until now. Several of these sights are underground, and we will try to write some comments on each of them. 41 of the existing World Heritage sites contain karst, most of them are in temperate regions.
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Argentina | 1999 | Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas |
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Australia | 1986 | Gondwana Rainforests of Australia |
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1987 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park |
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1994 | Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) |
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Belgium | 2000 | Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes |
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2012 | Major Mining Sites of Wallonia |
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Bolivia | 1987 | City of Potosí |
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Botswana | 2001 | Tsodilo |
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Bulgaria | 1979 | Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak |
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1979 | Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo |
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1985 | Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari |
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China | 1987 | Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian |
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1992 | Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area |
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1992 | Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area |
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1994 | Mogao Caves |
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1999 | Dazu Rock Carvings |
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2000 | Longmen Grottoes |
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2001 | Yungang Grottoes |
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Colombia | 1995 | National Archeological Park of Tierradentro |
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Croatia | 1979 | Plitvice Lakes National Park |
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Czech Republic | 1992 | Historic Centre of Český Krumlov |
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1995 | Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec |
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1999 | Litomyšl Castle |
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2019 | Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region |
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Egypt | 1979 | Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae |
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France | 1979 | Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley |
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1992 | From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt |
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2008 | Fortifications of Vauban |
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2014 | Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche |
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Germany | 1978 | International Register of Cultural Property under Special Protection |
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1992 | Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System |
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2001 | Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen |
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2018 | Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura |
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2019 | Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region |
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Great Britain | 1986 | Ironbridge Gorge |
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1999 | Heart of Neolithic Orkney |
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2006 | Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape |
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Hungary | 1987 | Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue |
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1995 | Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst |
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2001 | Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape |
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India | 1983 | Ajanta Caves |
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1983 | Ellora Caves |
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1987 | Elephanta Caves |
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1987 | Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka |
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Indonesia | 2019 | Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto |
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Ireland | 1986 | Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast |
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1993 | Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne |
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Israel | 2012 | Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves |
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Italy | 1993 | The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera |
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Japan | 2007 | Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape |
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2015 | Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining |
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Jordan | 1985 | Petra |
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Lebanon | 1990 | Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) |
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Luxembourg | 1994 | City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications |
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Madagascar | 1990 | Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve |
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Mali | 1989 | Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) |
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Malta | 1980 | Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum |
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México | 1988 | Historic Town of Guanajuato and Adjacent Mines |
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Morocco | 2004 | Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) |
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Norway | 1980 | Røros Mining Town and the Circumference |
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The Philippines | 1999 | Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park |
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Poland | 1978 | Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines |
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Portugal | 1978 | Cultural Landscape of Sintra |
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Slovak Republic | 1993 | Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity |
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1995 | Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst |
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2000 | Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (Extension) |
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Slovenia | 1988 | Škocjan Caves |
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South Africa | 1999 | Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa |
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South Korea | 1995 | Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple |
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Spain | 1985 | Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain |
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1986 | Old Town of Cáceres |
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1987 | Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville |
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1997 | Las Médulas |
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1999 | Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture |
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2008 | Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (Extension) |
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Sri Lanka | 1991 | Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple |
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Sweden | 1988 | Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain in Falun |
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Turkey | 1985 | Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia |
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2015 | Ephesus |
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Ukraine | 1990 | Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra |
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United States of America | 1978 | Mesa Verde National Park |
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1979 | Grand Canyon National Park |
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1981 | Mammoth Cave National Park |
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1987 | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
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1995 | Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
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Vanuatu | 2008 | Chief Roi Mata’s Domain |
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Vietnam | 1994 | Ha Long Bay |
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2003 | Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park |
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Zimbabwe | 2003 | Matobo Hills |
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