Joggins Fossil Cliffs
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
Canada
Inscribed
2008
Area
689 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Joggins Fossil Cliffs is about 45 km south-east of Moncton. The nearest other World Heritage site is Landscape of Grand Pré, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Moncton · about 91,000 peopleabout 45 km north-west
- Charlottetown · about 42,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- Halifax · about 359,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
- Saint John · about 88,000 peopleabout 140 km west
- New Glasgow · about 20,000 peopleabout 140 km east
- Fredericton · about 52,000 peopleabout 170 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CanadaCultural72 km away
CanadaCultural153 km away
CanadaNatural430 km away
CanadaCultural535 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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