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Article: Eight new world heritage sites designated.(Worldwatch)(UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed eight new World Heritage sites )
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- October 1, 2005
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The 29th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Durban, South Africa has inscribed eight new World Heritage sites onto its list, and the remote Scottish archipelago of St Kilda has become one of only 24 sites that have been given two UNESCO World Heritage listings.
The new sites that each have to prove "outstanding universal value for humankind, and the need to preserve them for future generations" include Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)in Egypt, Valley of Flowers National Park in India, Vredefort Dome near Johannesburg in South Africa and Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex in Thailand.
Among the newly inscribed properties are four coastal and ...