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Okavango Delta

The Okavango Delta, also called the Okavango Grassland, is a large inland delta in Botswana. It forms where the Okavango River flows into a deep area of the Earth’s crust at an elevation of 930–1,000 meters (3,050–3,280 feet) in the central part of the Kalahari Desert’s basin, which does not drain into the ocean. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because it is one of the few inland delta systems that do not flow into the sea or ocean.

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Okapi Wildlife Reserve

The Okapi Wildlife Reserve (French: Réserve de faune à okapis) is a protected area located in the Ituri Forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the borders with South Sudan and Uganda. It covers about 14,000 square kilometers, which is roughly one-fifth of the forest’s total area. In 1996, the reserve was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its large number of endangered okapis and its rich variety of plant and animal life.

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International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia

The International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia was an effort to move 22 monuments in Lower Nubia, located in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, between 1960 and 1980. This was done to make space for the construction of the Aswan Dam at the Nile’s first cataract (shallow rapids), a project started after the 1952 Egyptian revolution. This project was led by UNESCO and supported by fifty countries.

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Tournai Cathedral

The Cathedral of Our Lady, also known as Notre-Dame de Tournai in French and Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Doornik in Dutch, is a Roman Catholic cathedral and the main church of the Diocese of Tournai in Tournai, Belgium. It was named a major heritage site in Wallonia in 1936. It became a World Heritage Site in 2000.

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Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Noel Kempff Mercado National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Noel Kempff Mercado) is a national park located in the northeast part of the Santa Cruz Department, in the Province of José Miguel de Velasco, Bolivia, near the border with Brazil.

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Niokolo-Koba National Park

The Niokolo-Koba National Park (French: Parc National du Niokolo Koba, PNNK) is a World Heritage Site and protected natural area located in southeastern Senegal, close to the border with Guinea. The park is connected to Niokolo-Koba Airport, which is an unpaved runway.

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Ningaloo Coast

The Ningaloo Coast is a World Heritage Site in the northwest coastal area of Western Australia. This protected area covers 705,015 hectares (1,742,130 acres) and is located about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) north of Perth along the East Indian Ocean. The Ningaloo Reef, which runs along the edge of the Ningaloo Coast, is 260 kilometers (160 miles) long.

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Ngorongoro Conservation Area

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected region and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tanzania. It is located in the Ngorongoro District, 180 kilometers west of Arusha City in the Arusha Region. The area is named after the Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera.

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New Zealand Subantarctic Islands

The New Zealand Subantarctic Islands include the five southernmost groups of the New Zealand outlying islands. These islands are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Most of the islands are located near the southeast edge of Zealandia, a mostly underwater landmass near New Zealand.

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Dutch Waterline

The Dutch Waterline (Dutch: Hollandsche Waterlinie; modern spelling: Hollandse Waterlinie) was a system of water-based defenses planned by Maurice of Nassau in the early 17th century and built by his half brother, Frederick Henry. Using natural water bodies, the Waterline could turn Holland, the area farthest west in the Netherlands, next to the North Sea, almost into an island. In the 19th century, the line was expanded to include Utrecht.

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