The lagoon recognises its own: Marco Cavazzin’s Mutrion and a tradition that was invented
The only Italian film in competition at Locarno 79 won Best Direction with a story built on a lagoon custom that does not exist. Its director says so himself.
Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Ngerulmud: the Rock Islands Southern Lagoon of Palau
Palau has 1 UNESCO site: Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (2012, mixed), 35 km south of Ngerulmud — 445 limestone islands, sting-free Jellyfish Lake, highest coral diversity in the Pacific.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Bandar Seri Begawan: Gunung Mulu and Kinabalu National Parks
Brunei has no UNESCO sites. Nearest: Gunung Mulu NP in Sarawak (~150 km east, 2000) with world’s largest cave chamber. Brunei’s Kampong Ayer water village (13,000 residents on stilts) is an outstanding heritage site.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Naypyidaw: the Bagan Archaeological Zone and the Pyu Ancient Cities
Myanmar has 2 UNESCO sites near Naypyidaw: Bagan (2019, 2,000+ Buddhist temples, 250 km NW) and Pyu Ancient Cities (2014, 165 km NW). Bagan is the largest concentration of Buddhist monuments in the world.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Pyongyang: the Complex of Koguryo Tombs and Kaesong Historic Monuments
North Korea has 2 UNESCO sites near Pyongyang: Complex of Koguryo Tombs (2004, decorated 4th-7th century royal tombs) and Historic Monuments of Kaesong (2013, Goryeo Kingdom capital, 170 km south).
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near St. John’s: Brimstone Hill, Historic Bridgetown and Antigua’s Heritage
Antigua has no UNESCO sites. Nelson’s Dockyard at English Harbour (20 km south of St John’s) is the only continuously operating Georgian naval dockyard in the world — on the UNESCO Tentative List.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Kingstown: the Pitons of Saint Lucia and the Grenadine Reefs
Saint Vincent has no UNESCO sites. Nearest: Pitons Management Area in St Lucia (130 km N). Notable: Kingstown Botanical Garden (oldest in Western Hemisphere, 1765), La Soufrière active volcano.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Castries: the Pitons Management Area of Saint Lucia
St Lucia has 1 UNESCO site: Pitons Management Area (2004), 65 km south of Castries — twin volcanic peaks Gros Piton (770 m) and Petit Piton (743 m) + Sulphur Springs.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Basseterre: the Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park
St Kitts has 1 UNESCO site: Brimstone Hill Fortress NP (1999), 13 km northwest of Basseterre — the “Gibraltar of the West Indies”, the largest British colonial fortress in the Eastern Caribbean.