Question : What thing UNESCO recently(January 2022) listed on the heritage list ?
a. Viking-era wooden sailboats
b. Wooden cottages of Kanha National Park
c. Koral reefs
d. None of the above
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- UNESCO recently(January 2022) listed Viking-era wooden sailboats on the heritage list.
- It is notable that wooden sailboats have permitted the peoples of Northern Europe to extend trade, influence, and even conflict across oceans and continents for thousands of years.
- United Nations’ cultural agency(UNCA) —
- UNCA included Nordic “clinker boats” to its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in December.
- The UNESCO designation was requested jointly by some Nordic countries(Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden).
- The name “clinker” is supposed to allude to how the wooden boards of the boat were tied together.
Reference:
https://www.samacharlive.com/unesco-lists-viking-era-wooden-sailboats-on-the-heritage-list/