- There are currently 962 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, with Italy, China, and Spain each having more than 40
- There are at least 7 different “Seven Wonders of the World” lists focusing on ancient, middle ages, modern, new, natural, underwater, and civil engineering
- 38 World Heritage Sites are considered “”in danger”” including the Florida Everglades
- Swelling to half the size of France during the wet season, the Sudd, in Sudan, is the largest protected swamp in the world
- Two sites, the Arabian Onyx Sanctuary in Oman, and the Dresden Elbe Valley in Germany, have been de-listed from the UNESCO World Heritage Site list
- Antipater of Sidon is credited with the first “Seven Wonders of the World” list in 140 B.C.E.
