Statistics
United States of America
Date of ratification of the Convention:
Friday, December 7, 1973
Friday, December 7, 1973
Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
Cultural-
La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico (1983) -
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (1982)
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Chaco Culture (1987)
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Independence Hall (1979)
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Mesa Verde National Park (1978)
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Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (1987)
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Pueblo de Taos (1992)
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Statue of Liberty (1984)
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park (1995) -
Everglades National Park (1979)
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Grand Canyon National Park (1979)
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1983)
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (1987)
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Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek (1979)
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Mammoth Cave National Park (1981)
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Olympic National Park (1981)
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Redwood National and State Parks (1980)
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Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (1995)
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Yellowstone National Park (1978)
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Yosemite National Park (1984)
Properties submitted on the Tentative List
- Civil Rights Movement Sites (2008)
- Dayton Aviation Sites (2008)
- Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks (2008)
- Thomas Jefferson Buildings (2008)
- Mount Vernon (2008)
- Poverty Point State Historic Site (2008)
- San Antonio Franciscan Missions (2008)
- Serpent Mound (2008)
- Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings (2008)
- Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (2008)
- Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (2008)
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (2008)
- Petrified Forest National Park (2008)
- White Sands National Monument (2008)
News
- Mar 24, 2006
New Centre for World Heritage Studies at University of Minnesota, USA - Oct 10, 2005
Results of the election to the World Heritage Committee - Sep 7, 2005
Hurricane Katrina Causes Damage to Everglades National Park - Mar 1, 2005
Agreement between UNESCO and NASA will strenghten conservation of World Heritage
Events
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Nov 30, 2007 - Dec 1, 2007
International Expert meeting on World Heritage and the Arctic -
Jan 29, 2007 - Feb 2, 2007
Our Sea of Islands
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
- 1976 - 1983
- 1987 - 1993
- 1993 - 1999
- 2005 - 2009
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