elsslots:
We could also "just" show our own top 5's for the continents? Then you wouldn't even need voting.
I came to this:
Els, your list is mostly comprised of the former top 50 sites. I would agree with winterkjm it would be interesting to see what different top 50 sites we could come up with. If we exclude the highest ranking 50 missing sites that have not been inscribed (up to 66), the list would be as follows:
Africa - 5 selections (2 natural or mixed)
- Laas Gaal
- Benin Iya / Sungbo' s Eredo
- Sumbrungu Painted Houses
Arab States - 5 selections (2 natural or mixed)
- Jebel Shams, Wadi Nakhur, and Wadi Ghul (N)
- Ensemble du site naturel de la région du Chouf avec les monuments et les sites (M)
- Taq-i-Kisra (Arch of Ctesiphon)
- Ebla (Tell Mardikh)
- Mount Gerizim: the holiest Samaritan site near Nablus
Asia and the Pacific - 5 selections (2 natural or mixed)
- Dilwara Temples at Mt Abu
- Concordia (N)
- Forests of Southern New Caledonia (N)
- Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad: Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs
- Cape York and the islands of the Torres Strait (N)
Europe and North America - 5 selections (2 natural or mixed)
- Hollywood Studios & Movie Palaces
- Modern Legacy of Vienna
- Palaces of Yalta
- Island of Inishmore (M)
- Salisbury Plains, Grytviken (N)
Latin America and the Caribbean - 5 selections (2 natural or mixed)
- Copper Canyon (N)
- Kuhikugu
- La Brea Pitch Lake (N)
- Taino Ceremonial site of Caguana
- Monte Verde
I think it is obvious that our new top 50 missing list will look different and is worthwhile pursuing. Moreover, as I said before, I think Asia-Pacific and Latin America-Caribbean should receive 6 choices each on the expense of two candidates from Arab countries.