UNESCO: World Heritage by the Numbers

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  07.14.09 | 12:12 PM ET

In the wake of a recent announcement about 13 new World Heritage site designations, the Independent offers a by-the-numbers look at the updated UNESCO list. The collection of mostly fun factoids is marred by one number in particular: 31 sites that remain under threat from war, pollution and more.

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Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


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