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The Peninsula Valdes in Argentina was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999. The site is home to important breeding populations of the endangered southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), and southern sea

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Marine World Heritage Photo Gallery

November 2010

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Screenshot from video "Connecting Coral Reefs" showing illustrations of an underwater coral community.

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Connecting Coral Reefs

November 2017

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Coral Head Near Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Hawaii

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World Heritage Goes Marine

August 2010

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