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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)' has mentioned 'Whale' in the following places:
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| Wadi Al-Hitan (Whalexc2xa0Valley)UNESCO World Heritage SiteWhale skeleton in Wadi Al-HitanLocationFaiyum Governorate, EgyptReference1186Inscription2005 (29th session)Area20,015xc2xa0ha (49,460 acres)Bufferxc2xa0zone5,885xc2xa0ha (14,540 acres)Coordinates29xc2xb020xe2x80xb2N 30xc2xb011xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf29.333xc2xb0N 30.183xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 29.333; 30.183Coordinates: 29xc2xb020xe2x80xb2N 30xc2xb011xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf29.333xc2xb0N 30.183xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 29.333; 30.183Location of Wadi El Hitan in Egypt | WIKI |
| [1] It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site[2] in July 2005[3] for its hundreds of fossils of some of the earliest forms of whale, the archaeoceti (a now extinct sub-order of whales). | WIKI |
| The site reveals evidence for the explanation of one of the greatest mysteries of the evolution of whales: the emergence of the whale as an ocean-going mammal from a previous life as a land-based animal. | WIKI |
| Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) is unusual in having such a large concentration of fossil whales (1500 marine vertebrate fossil skeletons) in a relatively small area. | WIKI |
| The rock unit that contains most of the whale fossils is the Birket Qarun Formation. | WIKI |
| The globally important fossils of Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley), in the Western Desert of Egypt, provide dramatic evidence of one of the iconic stories of evolution: the emergence of whales as ocean-going mammals, from their previous life as land-based animals. | UNESCO |
| Wadi Al Hitan is of sufficient size to include the main exposures of rocks where the whale fossils are found, as well as associated geological features of interest. | UNESCO |