Andaman, Chhattisgarh Sites Added to UNESCO Tentative List

Andaman, Chhattisgarh Sites Added to UNESCO Tentative List

Barren Island lavas are recorded to be mainly basalts and basaltic andesites, whereas Narcondam rocks are dacite-andesite-rhyolite and contain evidence of magma mixing of both mantle and crustal material.

Tentative world heritage list of UNESCO: Three Indian sites from Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Chhattisgarh added

PARIS: Three new sites have been added to India’s Tentative List by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, marking an essential step toward formal nomination for World Heritage status. According to a press release issued by the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO, the newly included sites cover key geological and archaeological landscapes, namely the Karst-mud-volcano Complex of Baratang and Andaman Subduction Volcanoes in Andaman & Nicobar Islands…

Three New Sites from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh Added to India’s Tentative List by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. "Addition to the Tentative List is a prerequisite before any property may thereafter be nominated for inscription on the World Heritage List," the Permanent Delegation of India stated. World News | Three New Sites from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh Added to India’s Tentative List by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre.

Three new sites from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh added to India’s Tentative List by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre - The Tribune

'Addition to the Tentative List is a prerequisite before any property may thereafter be nominated for inscription on the World Heritage List,' the Permanent Delegation of India stated.

Two Andaman, one Chhattisgarh site added to Unesco World Heritage tentative list

India has added three sites to its tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage status, including the Karst-mud-volcano Complex. The sites are located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Chhattisgarh, and the Archaeological Survey of India played a crucial role. Inclusion on this list is necessary for future nominations to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Currently, India possesses 45 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, ranking sixth in the world.

Three Indian Sites Added to UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

Baratang’s limestone caves and mud volcanoes, the Andaman Subduction Volcanoes and Chhattisgarh’s Sirpur archaeological landscape feature in India’s latest additions to the Tentative List.