1510 MX - Archipiélago de Revillagigedo (2016)

Located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, this archipelago is made up of four remote islands and their surrounding waters: San Benedicto, Socorro, Roca Partida and Clarión. This archipelago is part of a submerged mountain range, with the four islands representing the peaks of volcanoes emerging above sea level. The islands provide critical habitat for a range of wildlife and are of particular importance for seabirds. The surrounding waters have a remarkable abundance of large pelagic species, such as manta rays, whales, dolphins and sharks. 

Revillagigedo群岛

这片群岛位于太平洋东部，由四座岛屿及其周边水域组成：圣贝内迪克托、索科罗、罗卡帕蒂达和克拉里翁岛。群岛是海底山脉的组成部分，露出水面的海底火山顶就是岛屿。群岛为海鸟等许多野生物种提供了重要的栖息地。岛屿周边水域中生活着巨型鬼蝠鲼、鲸鱼、海豚和鲨鱼等丰富多样的大型浅水物种。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1510

• 1510-001 Isla Socorro
• 1510-002 Isla Clarion
• 1510-003 Isla San Benedicto
• 1510-004 Isla Roca Partida

1510-003 Isla San Benedicto

1270 CU - Historic Centre of Camagüey (2008)

Historic Centre of Camagüey

One of the first seven villages founded by the Spaniards in Cuba, Camagüey played a prominent role as the urban centre of an inland territory dedicated to cattle breeding and the sugar industry. Settled in its current location in 1528, the town developed on the basis of an irregular urban pattern that contains a system of large and minor squares, serpentine streets, alleys and irregular urban blocks, highly exceptional for Latin American colonial towns located in plain territories. The 54 ha Historic Centre of Camagüey constitutes an exceptional example of a traditional urban settlement relatively isolated from main trade routes. The Spanish colonizers followed medieval European influences in terms of urban layout and traditional construction techniques brought to the Americas by their masons and construction masters. The property reflects the influence of numerous styles through the ages: neoclassical, eclectic, Art Deco, Neo-colonial as well as some Art Nouveau and rationalism.

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1270

1550 ER - Asmara: A Modernist African City (2017)

 Asmara: A Modernist African City

Located at over 2,000 m above sea level, the capital of Eritrea developed from the 1890s onwards as a military outpost for the Italian colonial power. After 1935, Asmara underwent a large scale programme of construction applying the Italian rationalist idiom of the time to governmental edifices, residential and commercial buildings, churches, mosques, synagogues, cinemas, hotels, etc. The property encompasses the area of the city that resulted from various phases of planning between 1893 and 1941, as well as the indigenous unplanned neighbourhoods of Arbate Asmera and Abbashawel. It is an exceptional example of early modernist urbanism at the beginning of the 20th century and its application in an African context.

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1550

9 ET - Simien National Park (1978)

 Simien National Park

Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, with jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and sharp precipices dropping some 1,500 m. The park is home to some extremely rare animals such as the Gelada baboon, the Simien fox and the Walia ibex, a goat found nowhere else in the world.

塞米恩国家公园

多少年以来，埃塞俄比亚高原遭受了严重侵蚀，但侵蚀也造就了世界上最为壮观的奇景之一，这里山峰险峻，峡谷幽深，悬崖峭壁高达1500米。公园也是一些极珍稀动物的栖息地，比如杰拉达狒狒、塞米恩狐狸和世界上仅此一处的瓦利亚野生山羊。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/9

1263 YE - Socotra Archipelago (2008)

 Socotra Archipelago

Socotra Archipelago, in the northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, is 250 km long and comprises four islands and two rocky islets which appear as a prolongation of the Horn of Africa. The site is of universal importance because of its biodiversity with rich and distinct flora and fauna: 37% of Socotra’s 825 plant species, 90% of its reptile species and 95% of its land snail species do not occur anywhere else in the world. The site also supports globally significant populations of land and sea birds (192 bird species, 44 of which breed on the islands while 85 are regular migrants), including a number of threatened species. The marine life of Socotra is also very diverse, with 253 species of reef-building corals, 730 species of coastal fish and 300 species of crab, lobster and shrimp.

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1263

MW1419 - Mulanje Mountain Biosphere Reserve (2000)

 

877 NZ - New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands (1998)

 New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands

The New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands consist of five island groups (the Snares, Bounty Islands, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands and Campbell Island) in the Southern Ocean south-east of New Zealand. The islands, lying between the Antarctic and Subtropical Convergences and the seas, have a high level of productivity, biodiversity, wildlife population densities and endemism among birds, plants and invertebrates. They are particularly notable for the large number and diversity of pelagic seabirds and penguins that nest there. There are 126 bird species in total, including 40 seabirds of which eight breed nowhere else in the world.

新西兰次南极区群岛

新西兰次南极区群岛包括了新西兰南部和东南部海域的五个岛屿（斯内斯群岛、邦提群岛、安提波德斯群岛、奥克兰群岛和坎贝尔岛）。这些岛屿位于南极和亚热带之间的海域，具有富饶的资源和多种多样的生物，包括野生动植物、特殊的鸟类、植物以及无脊椎动物。这里最值得注意的是有大量的、种类繁多的远洋海鸟和在那里筑巢的企鹅。这里共有126种鸟类，包括40种海鸟，其中8种是世界上其他地方所没有的。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/877

• 877-001 The Snares
• 877-002 Bounty Islands
• 877-003 Antipodes Islands
• 877-004 Auckland Islands
• 877-005 Campbell Island

877-001 The Snares

877-002 Bounty Islands

877-004 Auckland Islands

877-005 Campbell Island

1707 FR - Te Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands (2024)

Te Henua Enata – The Marquesas Islands

Located in the South Pacific Ocean, this mixed serial property bears an exceptional testimony to the territorial occupation of the Marquesas archipelago by a human civilisation that arrived by sea around the year 1000 CE and developed on these isolated islands between the 10th and the 19th centuries. It is also a hotspot of biodiversity that combines irreplaceable and exceptionally well conserved marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Marked by sharp ridges, impressive peaks and cliffs rising abruptly above the ocean, the landscapes of the archipelago are unparalleled in these tropical latitudes. The archipelago is a major centre of endemism, home to rare and diverse flora, a diversity of emblematic marine species, and one of the most diverse seabird assemblages in the South Pacific. Virtually free from human exploitation, Marquesan waters are among the world’s last marine wilderness areas. The property also includes archaeological sites ranging from monumental dry-stone structures to lithic sculptures and engravings.

人类之地——马克萨斯群岛

马克萨斯（Marquesas）群岛位于南太平洋。公元1000年前后，人类从海上抵达这些偏远岛屿。该混合系列遗产是这一过程及其于10-19世纪间的繁衍生息的绝佳例证。这里也是生物多样性热点地区，拥有无可替代、保存完好的海洋和陆地生态系统。群岛以陡峭的山脊、雄伟的山峰和高耸的临海峭壁为特色，其自然景观在同纬度热带地区无与伦比。它是重要的特有物种中心，拥有珍稀且多样的植物、丰富的标志性海洋物种，以及南太平洋种类最为繁多的海鸟种群。马克萨斯水域几乎未经人类开发，是世界上所剩不多的海洋荒野区。岛上还保留着大型干砌石结构、石雕、石刻等考古遗迹。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1707

• 1707-001 Ensemble mixte de Eiao-Hatu Tu
• 1707-002 Ensemble mixte de Nuku Hiva
• 1707-003 Ensemble mixte de Ua Pou
• 1707-004 Aire marine côtière de Ua Huka
• 1707-005 Ensemble mixte de Hiva Oa-Tahuata
• 1707-006 Ensemble mixte de Fatu Uku
• 1707-007 Ensemble mixte de Fatu Iva

02- Nuku Hiva

03 - Ua Pou

05 - Hiva Oa

1548 BR - Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site (2017)

Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site is located in central Rio de Janeiro and encompasses the entirety of Jornal do Comércio Square. It is in the former harbour area of Rio de Janeiro in which the old stone wharf was built for the landing of enslaved Africans reaching the South American continent from 1811 onwards. An estimated 900,000 Africans arrived in South America via Valongo. The site is composed of several archaeological layers, the lowest of which consists of floor pavings in pé de moleque style, attributed to the original Valongo Wharf. It is the most important physical trace of the arrival of African slaves on the American continent.

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1548

Courtesy of Fabiana1 from postcrossing forum

with the matching stamp of Valongo