The World Heritage List

As of June 2003, 754 sites of cultural and/or natural heritage of outstanding universal value have been inscribed on the World Heritage List. The World Heritage List includes sites such as:

• The Galapagos Islands, in Ecuador
• The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, in Peru
• Paris — the Banks of the Seine, in France
• The Acropolis, in Greece
• Stonehenge, in the United Kingdom
• The Great Barrier Reef, in Australia
• The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, in Canada

In an effort to manage its workload, the World Heritage Committee has set limits on the pace of inscription for countries that are already well represented on the World Heritage List. With thirteen World Heritage Sites, Canada is considered to be well represented. Therefore, the World Heritage Committee will limit the examination of future Canadian candidate sites to a maximum of one per year.