A Conversation for The Original 1978 Unesco World Heritage Site List
Oh Canada
~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Started conversation Aug 12, 2008
You made note of Canada having two sites listed in the first 24. But unless I'm confusing these UNESCO Whirled Hairytage Sites with some other category I believe you'll find that the Town of Lunenburg Nova Scotia (which used to be portrayed on the back of our $100 bill) has also been acclaimed for several years and the 65 million year old fossil site at Joggins Nova Scotia was just announced this year. 
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Oh Canada
Giford Posted Aug 13, 2008
... bringing the total in Canada to 15. You can play around with the interactive map at http://whc.unesco.org/en/list
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