National Geographic: 8 Natural Wonders Added to UN Heritage List

... its reptile species, and 95 percent of its land snail species do not occur anywhere else in the world," the UNESCO World Heritage Committee said in a press statement on July 8, 2008. 3. Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Canada — Photograph ) UNESCO/Walley Hayes Full of ancient fossils dating as far back as 354 million years ago, this 9-mile (14.7-kilometer) tract of coastal cliffs in Nova Scotia is ...