Okefenokee Swamp clinches World Heritage status, officially joining ranks of top natural wonders • Georgia Recorder
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The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is now a World Heritage site.  The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage committee approved the addition around midnight Saturday morning in Georgia time and about 1 p.m. in Busan, South Korea, where the meeting was held. The decision was reached without debate from the international committee […]

From the Georgia Recorder:

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is now a World Heritage site.  The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage committee approved the addition around midnight Saturday morning in Georgia time and about 1 p.m. in Busan, South Korea, where the meeting was held. The decision was reached without debate from the international committee […]

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