{ "id": "ca-unesco-heritage", "name": "Canada — UNESCO World Heritage Sites", "title": "Canada — UNESCO World Heritage Sites", "description": "UNESCO World Heritage Sites located wholly or partly in Canada, as of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2014 audit. Each record includes the UNESCO reference number, site name, category (cultural / natural / mixed), year of inscription, applicable cultural/natural criteria, coordinates, area in hectares, any danger-list years, the UNESCO region, the full list of countries sharing the site, and a transboundary flag.", "category": "culture", "source": "https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS", "source_url": "https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS", "updated": "2026-04", "record_count": 17, "columns": [ { "key": "ref_no", "label": "Ref No", "type": "number" }, { "key": "name", "label": "Name", "type": "string" }, { "key": "category", "label": "Category", "type": "string" }, { "key": "date_inscribed", "label": "Date Inscribed", "type": "number" }, { "key": "criteria", "label": "Criteria", "type": "string" }, { "key": "lat", "label": "Lat", "type": "number" }, { "key": "lon", "label": "Lon", "type": "number" }, { "key": "area_hectares", "label": "Area Hectares", "type": "number" }, { "key": "danger_list", 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"unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 256, "name": "Wood Buffalo National Park", "category": "natural", "date_inscribed": 1983, "criteria": "n7, n9, n10", "lat": 59.35833333, "lon": -112.2933333, "area_hectares": 4480000, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 304, "name": "Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks", "category": "natural", "date_inscribed": 1984, "criteria": "n7, n8", "lat": 51.42472222, "lon": -116.4797222, "area_hectares": 2299104, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 300, "name": "Historic District of Old Quebec", "category": "cultural", "date_inscribed": 1985, "criteria": "c4, c6", "lat": 46.80944444, "lon": -71.21055556, "area_hectares": 135, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 419, "name": "Gros Morne National Park", "category": "natural", "date_inscribed": 1987, "criteria": "n7, n8", "lat": 49.6125, "lon": -57.53138889, "area_hectares": 180500, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 354, "name": "Waterton Glacier International Peace Park", "category": "natural", "date_inscribed": 1995, "criteria": "n7, n9", "lat": 48.99605556, "lon": -113.9041667, "area_hectares": 457614, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca, us", "transboundary": true }, { "ref_no": 741, "name": "Old Town Lunenburg", "category": "cultural", "date_inscribed": 1995, "criteria": "c4, c5", "lat": 44.37611111, "lon": -64.30916667, "area_hectares": 33.47, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 686, "name": "Miguasha National Park", "category": "natural", "date_inscribed": 1999, "criteria": "n8", "lat": 48.105, "lon": -66.35305556, "area_hectares": 87, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 1221, "name": "Rideau Canal", "category": "cultural", "date_inscribed": 2007, "criteria": "c1, c4", "lat": 44.99438611, "lon": -75.765125, "area_hectares": 21454.81, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 1285, "name": "Joggins Fossil Cliffs", "category": "natural", "date_inscribed": 2008, "criteria": "n8", "lat": 45.70972222, "lon": -64.43583333, "area_hectares": 689, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 1404, "name": "Landscape of Grand Pre", "category": "cultural", "date_inscribed": 2012, "criteria": "c5, c6", "lat": 45.11833333, "lon": -64.30722222, "area_hectares": 1323.24, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca", "transboundary": false }, { "ref_no": 1412, "name": "Red Bay Basque Whaling Station", "category": "cultural", "date_inscribed": 2013, "criteria": "c3, c4", "lat": 51.726925, "lon": -56.42952222, "area_hectares": 312.973, "danger_list": "", "unesco_region": "Europe and North America", "countries": "ca", "transboundary": false } ], "meta": { "title": "Canada — UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Free Download", "description": "UNESCO World Heritage Sites located wholly or partly in Canada, as of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2014 audit. Each record includes the UNESCO reference number, site name, category (cultural / natural / mixed), year of inscription, applicable cultural/natural criteria, coordinates, area in hectares, any danger-list years, the UNESCO region, the full list of countries sharing the site, and a transboundary flag. Contains 17 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.", "seo_title": "Canada — UNESCO World Heritage Sites | ListBase", "seo_description": "Download Canada — UNESCO World Heritage Sites dataset with 17 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.", "key_takeaways": [ "Contains 17 records with 12 fields", "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats", "Data sourced from https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS" ] } }