In pictures: New World Heritage Sites

1 of 9 A detail from a mural in the Koguryo tombs in North Korea and China (courtesy of Unesco/Icomos)

2 of 9 The Pitons area of St Lucia has outstanding marine and land-based wildlife.

3 of 9 Cape Floral Region in South Africa is noted for its extraordinary variety of plants (courtesy of Unesco/IUCN)

4 of 9 Indonesia's Tropical Rainforest of Sumatra is recognised for its endangered species (courtesy of Unesco/IUCN)

5 of 9 Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland, the fastest and most active glacier outside Antarctica (courtesy of Unesco/IUCN)

6 of 9 The mud tower-houses of Koutammakou in north-eastern Togo (courtesy of Unesco/Icomos)

7 of 9 Russia's Wrangel Island Reserve, a habitat for polar bears and walrus well inside the Arctic Circle (courtesy of Unesco/IUCN)

8 of 9 Mali's Tomb of Askia, built from the proceeds of trans-Saharan trade in 1495 (courtesy of Unesco/Icomos)

9 of 9 Mazagan, or El Jadida, is a Portuguese-built fortified colony in Morocco.