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From mountains to monuments, deserts to rainforests, and isolated islands to teeming cities, the sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List are chosen because they hold cultural or natural value that the organization wishes to preserve for future generations. _______in 2008, UNESCO recognized the importance of France's Lagoons of New Caledonia, making up one of the largest reef systems in the world, by adding them to the list as a natural heritage site.