The reasons that Shark bay was listed are that it represents and shows examples of: Major stages of the world's evolutionary history
Geological and biological processes
Natural beauty
Threatened species
The statue of liberty was listed on the world heritage list in 1981
The Great Barrier Reef was placed on the World Heritage List in 1981.It was one of 15 World Heritage Listed regions that was added to the National Heritage List on 21 May 2007.
hiii Great wall in China is an ancient defensive architecture streching for 8,851.78 km in the country. It is the one of the largest hand-made project on the world and listed as world heritage list in 1987
As per usual, all sites listed on the World Heritage List follow a certain criteria. For the Royal Botanic Gardens- vii. To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance
It was put on the world heritage list in 1987.
the world heritage list was established in 1990's
Yes, the MCG is listed in the National Heritage list.
Australia has a number of both cultural and natural world heritage listed sites. See the related link below for a list.
The first time an Indian monument was listed as a World Heritage site was in 1983 when they had 4 monuments inscribed on the list. These monuments were the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves.
Mecca (Makkah Al Mukarrammah) is not currently (April 28, 2009) listed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Machu Picchu was put on the world heritage list in 1983
The Sagarmatha National Park where Mount Everest can be found is on the World Heritage List.