Human activity, Transport and Trade

Aapravasi Ghat
Aapravasi Ghat is the Immigration Depot where indentured labourers disembarked and were processed before being sent to work on the sugar estates of Mauritius.
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Camino Real
The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro is a 1400km section of the Silver Route stretching from Mexico City to New Mexico in the US.
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Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is a 240 km long canal that in its time (late 17th century) was a great engineering achievement.
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) is a 19th century railway station in Mumbai, that is known for its architectural mix of Victorian Gothic Revival and traditional Indian features.
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Island of Gorée
The Island of Gorée is known as a former center of the Atlantic slave trade from where many Black slaves were deported to the Americas.
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Kunta Kinteh Island
Kunta Kinteh Island (James Island) and Related sites represent the first African-European trade route to the inland of Africa and the beginning and the conclusion of the West African slave trade.
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La Lonja de la Seda
La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia is a 15th century Gothic masterpiece that was used as a trade hall and silk exchange.
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Land of Frankincense
The Land of Frankincense includes frankincense trees and the remains of a caravan oasis, which were crucial to the medieval incense trade.
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Mountain Railways of India
The Mountain Railways of India are three fully operational railway tracks that are fine examples of 19th century technology and the changes they brought with them.
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal comprises an 18km stretch of canal including a navigable aqueduct that is considered a masterpiece of enigineering during the Industrial Revolution.
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Rhaetian Railway
"The Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes" consists of the Albula and Bernina transalpine railway lines, noted for their technical quality.
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Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America. The 19th century canal runs for 202 km from Ottawa, Canada’s capital, to Kingston on Lake Ontario.
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Semmering Railway
The Semmering Railway is the first mountain railway which crossed a high-mountains area and counts therefore as the prototype of railway lines mastering very difficult terrain and considerable altitude difference.
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The Four Lifts
The four hydraulic boat-lifts on this short stretch of the historic Canal du Centre are industrial monuments of the highest quality.
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Varberg Radio Station
The Varberg Radio Station is the original station site for an ultra-longwave radiotelegraph transmitter that was used for wireless transatlantic communication in the 1920s.
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Vizcaya Bridge
Vizcaya Bridge is the oldest hanging transporter bridge in the world. It was built in 1893 and designed by Alberto de Palacio, one of Gustave Eiffel's disciples.
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