UNESCO World Heritage Site:-
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as of special cultural or physical significance.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seek to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy. Places as diverse and unique as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, the Taj Mahal in India, the Grand Canyon in the USA, or the Acropolis in Greece are examples of the 1007 natural and cultural places inscribed on the World Heritage List to date.
List of Natural World Heritage Sites:-
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Sl. No.
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Name of Natural World Heritage Site
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State
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Year and Notification
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Area (In Km2)
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1
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Kaziranga National Park
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Assam
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1985
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429.96
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2
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Keoladeo Ghana National Park
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Rajasthan
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1985
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28.73
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3
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Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
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Assam
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1985
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391.00
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4
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Nanda Devi National Park and Valley of Flowers
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Uttarakhand
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1982
2005
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630.00
87.50
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5
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Sunderbans National Park
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West Bengal
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1984
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1,330.10
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6
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Western Ghats
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Maharashtra,
Goa,
Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu and
Kerala
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2012
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1,60,000.00
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7
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Great Himalayan National Park
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Himachal Pradesh
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2014
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905.4
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