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NaturalRef. 1285

Joggins Fossil Cliffs

Natural World Heritage property in Canada, inscribed in 2008 under criterion (viii).

Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Canada
Photo: Staka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AnticostiGrand-PréGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkGros Morne National ParkHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksIndependence HallJoggins Fossil CliffsL'Anse aux MeadowsLiberty IslandMammoth Cave National ParkMiguasha National ParkMistaken Point Ecological ReserveMonticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleOld QuebecOld Town LunenburgRed Bay National Historic SiteRideau Canal World Heritage SiteSt George and Related FortificationsThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright45.752° N, 64.418° W
State Party
Canada
Year of inscription
2008
Criteria
viii
Area of property
689 ha
Location
Cumberland County
What it is
paleontological site
Official website
jogginsfossilcliffs.net/
Reference
WHC 1285 · Wikidata Q1439433

Why it is on the List

(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Grand-Pré, Canada72 kmGrand-PréCanada · 2012CulturalOld Town Lunenburg, Canada153 kmOld Town LunenburgCanada · 1995CulturalMiguasha National Park, Canada301 kmMiguasha National ParkCanada · 1999NaturalAnticosti, Canada430 kmAnticostiCanada · 2023NaturalOld Quebec, Canada535 kmOld QuebecCanada · 1985CulturalGros Morne National Park, Canada664 kmGros Morne National ParkCanada · 1987Natural
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