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Ninstints

Cultural World Heritage property in Canada, inscribed in 1981 under criterion (iii).

Ninstints, Canada
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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteDinosaur Provincial ParkHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpKluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-AlsekNahanni National Park ReserveNinstintsOlympic National ParkRedwood National and State ParksTr'ondëk-KlondikeWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWood Buffalo National ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkYellowstone National Park52.099° N, 131.218° W
State Party
Canada
Year of inscription
1981
Criteria
iii
Location
North Coast Regional District
What it is
village, archaeological site
Landform
Anthony Island
Reference
WHC 157 · Wikidata Q240832

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Olympic National Park, United States724 kmOlympic National ParkUnited States · 1981NaturalCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, Canada1015 kmCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteCanada · 1984NaturalNahanni National Park Reserve, Canada1104 kmNahanni National Park ReserveCanada · 1978NaturalKluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek, Canada1172 kmKluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-AlsekCanada · 1979NaturalHead-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Canada1257 kmHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpCanada · 1981CulturalWaterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Canada1268 kmWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkCanada · 1995Natural
Canada

More sites in Canada

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1981

Also inscribed in 1981

All of 1981

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