UNESCO (Natural) World Heritage Sites
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The World Heritage Site List includes 268 natural and mixed sites that form a part of the natural heritage of the world, which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. (List updated in March 2024)
Natural criteria
To qualify as a part of the list, the site must meet at least one of the following four (natural) criteria:
vii: "contains superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance"
viii: "is an outstanding example representing major stages of Earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features"
ix: "is an outstanding example representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems, and communities of plants and animals"
x: "contains the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation"
Natural Site
Mixed Site
Australia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites |
103.26 |
Queensland / SA |
S19°04'60", E138°43'00" |
1994 |
02 |
Fraser Island
|
1840 |
Queensland |
S25°13'00", E153°07'60" |
1992 |
03 |
Gondwana Rainforests 1 |
3700 |
NSW / Queensland |
S28°15'00", E150°03'00" |
1994 |
04 |
Great Barrier Reef |
348700 |
Queensland |
S18°17'10", E147°41'60" |
1981 |
05 |
Greater Blue Mountains Area |
10326.49 |
New South Wales |
S33°42'00", E150°00'00" |
2000 |
06 |
Heard and McDonald Islands |
6589 |
(External) |
S53°06'00", E073°30'00" |
1997 |
07 |
Kakadu National Park |
19809.94 |
Northern Territory |
S12°49'60", E132°49'60" |
1981 |
08 |
Lord Howe Island Group |
1463 |
New South Wales |
S31°33'56" E159°05'18" |
1982 |
09 |
Macquarie Island |
5400 |
Tasmania |
S54°35'41" E158°53'44" |
1997 |
10 |
Ningaloo Coast |
7050.15 |
Western Australia |
S22°33'45" E113°48'37" |
2011 |
11 |
Purnululu National Park |
796.02 |
Western Australia |
S17°30'00" E128°30'00" |
2003 |
12 |
Shark Bay, Western Australia |
22009 |
Western Australia |
S25°29'10" E113°26'10" |
1991 |
13 |
Tasmanian Wilderness |
15842.33 |
Tasmania |
S41°34'60" E145°25'00" |
1982 |
14 |
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park |
1325.66 |
Northern Territory |
S25°19'60" E131°00'00" |
1994 |
15 |
Wet Tropics of Queensland |
8934.53 |
Queensland |
S15°39'00" E144°58'00" |
1988 |
16 |
Willandra Lakes Region |
2400 |
New South Wales |
S34°00'00" E143°00'00" |
1981 |
Bangladesh
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
The Sundarbans |
1395 |
Khulna |
N21°56'60", E089°10'59" |
1997 |
China
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Chengjiang Fossil Site |
5.12 |
Yunnan |
N24°40'08", E102°58'38" |
2012 |
02 |
China Danxia |
8215 |
(Various) |
N28°25'19", E106°02'33" |
2010 |
03 |
Fanjingshan |
4027.5 |
Guizhou |
N27°53'44", E108°40'48" |
2018 |
04 |
Huanglong |
60000 |
Sichuan |
N32°45'15", E103°49'20" |
1992 |
05 |
Hubei Shennongjia |
4153.6 |
Hubei |
N31°28'11", E110°14'38" |
2016 |
06 |
Jiuzhaigou Valley |
7200 |
Sichuan |
N33°04'60", E103°55'00" |
1992 |
07 |
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries |
1886.43 |
Jiangsu / Shandong |
N32°55'55", E121°01'00" |
2019 |
08 |
Mount Emei (Leshan Buddha) |
1540 |
Sichuan |
N29°32'42", E103°46'09" |
1996 |
09 |
Mount Huangshan |
1606 |
Anhui |
N30°10'00", E118°10'60" |
1990 |
10 |
Mount Sanqingshan National Park |
2295 |
Jiangxi |
N28°54'57", E118°03'52" |
2008 |
11 |
Mount Taishan |
2500 |
Shandong |
N36°16'00", E117°05'60" |
1987 |
12 |
Mount Wuyi |
1070.44 |
Fujian |
N27°43'00", E117°40'60" |
1999 |
13 |
Qinghai Hoh Xil |
37356 |
Qinghai |
N35°22'49", E092°26'21" |
2017 |
14 |
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries |
9245 |
Sichuan |
N30°49'60", E103°00'00" |
2006 |
15 |
South China Karst |
495.37 |
(Various) |
N24°55'24", E110°21'16" |
2014 |
16 |
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan |
|
Yunnan |
N27°53'42", E098°24'23" |
2003 |
17 |
Wulingyuan |
2640 |
Hunan |
N29°19'60", E110°30'00" |
1992 |
18 |
Xinjiang Tianshan |
6068.33 |
Xinjiang |
N41°58'06", E080°21'15" |
2013 |
Georgia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands |
312.53 |
(Various) |
N41°42'08", E041°57'04" |
2021 |
India
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Great Himalayan National Park |
905.4 |
Himachal Pradesh |
N31°49'60", E077°34'60" |
2014 |
02 |
Kaziranga National Park |
4299.6 |
Assam |
N26°40'00", E093°25'00" |
1985 |
03 |
Keoladeo National Park |
28.73 |
Rajasthan |
N27°09'32", E077°30'31" |
1985 |
04 |
Khangchendzonga National Park |
1784 |
Sikkim |
N27°45'53", E088°22'38" |
2016 |
05 |
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary |
391 |
Assam |
N26°43'30", E091°01'50" |
1985 |
06 |
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers |
717.83 |
Uttarakhand |
N30°43'00", E079°40'00" |
1988 |
07 |
Sundarbans National Park |
1330.1 |
West Bengal |
N21°56'42", E088°53'45" |
1987 |
08 |
Western Ghats |
7953.15 |
Karnataka / Kerala |
N08°31'47", E077°14'59" |
2012 |
Indonesia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Komodo National Park |
2193.22 |
Nusa Tenggara Timur |
S08°32'36", E119°29'22" |
1991 |
02 |
Lorentz National Park |
23500 |
Papua |
S04°45'00", E137°49'60" |
1999 |
03 |
Tropical Rainforests of Sumatra |
25951.24 |
(Various) |
S02°30'00", E101°30'00" |
2004 |
04 |
Ujung Kulon National Park |
785.25 |
Banten |
S06°45'00", E105°19'60" |
1991 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Hyrcanian Forests * |
1450.04/td>
| (Various) |
N37°25'17", E055°43'27" |
2019 |
02 |
Lut Desert |
22780 |
Kerman |
N30°12'58", E058°50'20" |
2016 |
Japan
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Amami-Oshima, Tokunoshima, Iriomote |
426.98 |
Okinawa |
N28°16'45", E129°22'42" |
2021 |
02 |
Ogasawara Islands |
79.39 |
Ogasawara Guntō |
N27°43'06", E142°05'59" |
2011 |
03 |
Shirakami-Sanchi |
169.71 |
(Various) |
N40°28'12", E140°07'48" |
1993 |
04 |
Shiretoko |
711 |
Hokkaido |
N43°56'58", E144°57'57" |
2005 |
05 |
Yakushima |
107.47 |
Kagoshima |
N30°19'60", E130°31'60" |
1993 |
Kazakhstan
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Cold Winter Deserts of Turan * |
33664 |
(Various) |
N44°01'33", E079°02'03" |
2023 |
02 |
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes |
4503.44 |
Qostanay |
N50°25'60", E69°11'20" |
2008 |
03 |
Western Tien-Shan * |
|
Ongtustik Qazaqstan |
N43°43'06", E068°40'44" |
2016 |
Kiribati
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Phoenix Islands Protected Area |
408250 |
Phoenix Islands |
S03°38'59", W172°51'27" |
2010 |
Korea (Republic of)
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats |
1284.11 |
(Various) |
N34°49'44", E126°06'16" |
2021 |
02 |
Jeju Volcanic Island & Lava Tubes |
95.22 |
Jeju |
N33°28'08", E126°43'13" |
2007 |
Kyrgyzstan
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Western Tien-Shan * |
|
Talas |
N43°43'06", E068°40'44" |
2016 |
Malaysia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Gunung Mulu National Park |
528.64 |
Sarawak |
N04°07'60", E114°55'00" |
2000 |
02 |
Kinabalu Park |
753.7 |
Sabah |
N06°15'00", E116°30'00" |
2000 |
Mongolia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Landscapes of Dauria * |
9126.24 |
Dornod |
N49°55'49", E115°25'32" |
2017 |
02 |
Uvs Nuur Basin * |
8980.6 |
Uvs |
N50°16'30", E092°43'11" |
2003 |
Nepal
New Zealand
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands |
764.58 |
(External) |
S50°45'00", E166°06'16" |
1998 |
02 |
Te Wahipounamu 6 |
26000 |
Southland |
S45°02'09", E167°19'10" |
1990 |
03 |
Tongariro National Park # |
795.96 |
Manawatu-Wanganui |
S39°17'27", E175°33'44" |
1990 |
Palau
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon |
1002 |
Palau |
N07°14'49", E134°21'09" |
2012 |
Philippines
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Mount Hamiguitan Range |
169.23 |
Davao Oriental |
N06°43'01", E126°10'24" |
2014 |
02 |
PuertoPrincesa Subterranean River |
222 |
Palawan |
N10°10'00", E118°55'00" |
1999 |
03 |
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park |
968.28 |
Palawan |
N08°57'12", E119°52'03" |
1993 |
Russian Federation
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Central Sikhote-Alin |
15668.18 |
Khabarovsk / Primorsky |
N46°40'60", E136°39'40" |
2001 |
02 |
Golden Mountains of Altai |
16114.57 |
Gorno-Altay |
N50°28'00", E086°00'00" |
1998 |
03 |
Lake Baikal |
88000 |
Buryatiya |
N53°10'25", E107°39'45" |
1996 |
04 |
Landscapes of Dauria * |
9126.24 |
Zabaykalsky |
N49°55'49", E115°25'32" |
2017 |
05 |
Lena Pillars Nature Park |
13870 |
Sakha |
N60°40'00", E127°00'00" |
2012 |
06 |
Putorana Plateau |
18872.5 |
Krasnoyarsk |
N69°02'49", E094°09'29" |
2010 |
07 |
Uvs Nuur Basin * |
8980.6 |
Tuva |
N50°16'30", E092°43'11" |
2003 |
08 |
Virgin Komi Forests |
32800 |
Komi |
N63°37'33", E058°57'09" |
1995 |
09 |
Volcanoes of Kamchatka 8 |
38302 |
Kamchatka |
N56°19'60", E158°30'00" |
1996 |
10 |
Western Caucasus |
2989 |
Krasnodar |
N44°00'00", E040°00'00" |
1999 |
11 |
Wrangel Island Reserve |
19163 |
Chukotka |
N71°11'20", W179°42'55" |
2004 |
Solomon Islands
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
East Rennell |
370 |
Rennell and Bellona |
S11°40'60", E160°19'60" |
1998 |
Sri Lanka
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka |
568.44 |
(Various) |
N07°27'08", E080°48'07" |
2010 |
02 |
Sinharaja Forest Reserve 9 |
88.64 |
Ratnapura |
N06°25'00", E080°30'00" |
1988 |
Tajikistan
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Tajik (Mountains of the Pamirs) |
26116.74 |
Gorno-Badakhshan |
N38°45'54", E072°18'19" |
2013 |
02 |
Tugay forests of Tigrovaya Balka |
498 |
Khatlon |
N37°12'17", E068°20'29" |
2023 |
Thailand
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai |
6155 |
(Various) |
N14°19'48", E102°02'60" |
2005 |
02 |
Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex |
4.09 |
Phetchaburi |
N12°51'56", E099°24'01" |
2021 |
03 |
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng |
6222 |
Kanchanaburi / Tak |
N15°19'60", E098°55'00" |
1991 |
Turkey
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Göreme (Rock Sites of Cappadocia) |
98.84 |
Nevşehir |
N38°40'00", E034°51'00" |
1985 |
02 |
Hierapolis-Pamukkale |
10.77 |
Denizli |
N37°55'26", E029°07'24" |
1988 |
Turkmenistan
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Cold Winter Deserts of Turan * |
33664 |
(Various) |
N44°01'33", E079°02'03" |
2023 |
Uzbekistan
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Cold Winter Deserts of Turan * |
33664 |
(Various) |
N44°01'33", E079°02'03" |
2023 |
02 |
Western Tien-Shan * |
|
Tien-Shan |
N43°43'06", E068°40'44" |
2016 |
Vietnam
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Ha Long Bay |
656.5 |
Quảng Ninh |
N20°53'60", E107°05'60" |
1994 |
02 |
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park |
1233.26 |
Quảng Bình |
N17°32'14", E106°09'04" |
2003 |
03 |
Trang An Landscape Complex |
62.26 |
Ninh Bình |
N20°15'24", E105°53'47" |
2014 |
Notes
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Extension of the "Australian East Coast Temperate and Subtropical Rainforest Park".
Name changed 2007 from 'Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (Australia)'
-
Renomination of "Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park" under cultural criteria.
-
Extension of "Jaú National Park".
-
Extension of the "Glacier Bay/Wrangell/St Elias/Kluane" property.
-
The "Burgess Shale" property, which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is part of the "Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks".
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The Westland and Mount Cook National Park and the Fiordland National Park, which were previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, are part of the "Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand".
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In 1979, the Committee decided to inscribe the Ohrid Lake on the World Heritage List under natural criteria (iii). In 1980, this property was extended to include the cultural and historical area, and cultural criteria (i)(iii)(iv) were added.
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At the time the property was extended, natural criterion (iv) was also found applicable.
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(extension de « Sites d'art rupestre préhistorique de la vallée de Côa », Portugal)
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The WH area is managed directly by the Divisional Forest Officer from the Forest Dept. A national steering Committee co-ordinates institutions for Sinharaja as a National Wilderness Area, Biosphere Reserve (1988), and WH site. There are two management plans, prepared in 1985/86 and 1992/94, which emphasise conservation, scientific research, buffer zone management, benefit-sharing, and community participation.
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Extension of "Gough Island Wildlife Reserve".
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(renomination under cultural criteria)
-
Extension of the "Glacier Bay/Wrangell/St Elias/Kluane" property.
*: transboundary property
#: As for 19 Natural and Mixed Properties inscribed for geological values before 1994, criteria numbering of this property has changed. See Decision 30.COM 8D.1