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Highlights of the 100 most endangered sites list by the World Monuments Fund:

Antarctica. Scott's Hut, Ross Island: British explorer Robert Falcon Scott left behind the prefabricated, seaweed-insulated wooden cabin on Nov. 1, 1911, when he embarked on a quest to become the first man to reach the South Pole. He died on the return journey, having been beaten to the South Pole by a Norwegian. The cabin is threatened by snow and ice buildup.

Bosnia-Herzegovina. Sarajevo City Hall: Built between 1892 and 1894, the city hall was damaged heavily during the Bosnian civil war and has been shuttered, causing further damage.

Canada. Herschel Island, Yukon: At the edge of the Beaufort Sea off the Yukon Territory, the island was first inhabited a millennium ago by the Thule ancestors of the Inuit. Rising sea levels, eroding coastlines and melting permafrost threaten the island's many cultural resources.

China. Modern Shanghai: At the mouth of the Yangtze River, the key economic center in China has experienced unprecedented growth and social change, fostering a lack of awareness of the value of landmarks from the 1920s to the 1940s.

Iraq. Cultural heritage sites: Long known as the cradle of civilization, Iraq is home to more than 10,000 sites dating back 5,500 years. Archeological sites and historic buildings are threatened by war, vandalism and looting.

Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Territories and Syria. Jordan River cultural landscape: At the heart of millenniums of history, religion and culture, the river is considered holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims. Modern dams have reduced the lower river's flow by about 90%, threatening flora and fauna.

United States. Historic neighborhoods of New Orleans: Founded in 1718, much of the city was heavily damaged by breeches in the levee system during Hurricane Katrina.

Main Street Modern: Buildings of the recent past that lack a consensus on preservation but are considered worth saving by the monuments fund include Paul Rudolph's Riverview High School, built in 1957 in Sarasota, Fla., and Marcel Breuer's Grosse Pointe Public Library, built in 1953 in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.