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The very moment Mistaken Point became a World Heritage site

The announcement that Mistaken Point was going to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site came with great deal of excitement in Portugal Cove-South. The atmosphere was a bit more subdued in Istanbul.

Mistaken Point

8 years ago
Duration 4:56
Mistaken Point has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The announcement that Mistaken Point was to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site came with great deal of excitement in Portugal CoveSouth.

The atmosphere was a bit more subdued in Turkey, where the United Nationscommittee was holding its meeting.

Chairperson Lale Ulkerbrought down the decisionwithout objection and without much comment on Sunday. It added the Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, the site of some of the oldest multi-cellular fossils in the world, to the prestigious list of World Heritage Sites.

Watch the scenes from the meeting in the video player above.