World Heritage sites inscribed in 1978

12 properties from the 1978 session are on the List today: 8 cultural, 4 natural, 0 mixed.

Site	Country	Type	Criteria
Aachen Cathedral	Germany	Cultural	i ii iv vi
Galapagos Islands	Ecuador	Natural	vii viii ix x
Gorée	Senegal	Cultural	vi
Historic Center of Quito	Ecuador	Cultural	ii iv
Kraków Old Town	Poland	Cultural	iv
L'Anse aux Meadows	Canada	Cultural	vi
Mesa Verde National Park	United States	Cultural	iii
Monolithic churches in Lalibela	Ethiopia	Cultural	i ii iii
Nahanni National Park Reserve	Canada	Natural	vii viii
Simien Mountains National Park	Ethiopia	Natural	vii x
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines	Poland	Cultural	iv
Yellowstone National Park	United States	Natural	vii viii ix x

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