UNESCO Global Geoparks
Sites Visited : 5/169
UNESCO describes Global Geoparks as "single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development". Currently, the list includes 169 geoparks in 44 countries (List updated in July 2021). The four features that are fundamental to a UNESCO Global Geopark are:
Geological heritage
Management
Visibility
Networking
Site Locations
Austria
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Ore of the Alps | 211 | Salzburg | N47°22'12", E013°11'60" | 2015 |
02 | Styrian Eisenwurzen | 586 | Styria | N47°04'12", E015°29'27" | 2015 |
03 | Karawanken / Karavanke * | 586 | Carinthia | N47°04'12", E015°29'27" | 2015 |
Belgium
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Famenne-Ardenne | 915 | Luxembourg | N50°9'35", E005°13'20" | 2018 |
Brazil
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Araripe | 3441 | Ceará | S07°13'46", W039°24'32' | 2015 |
Canada
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Cliffs of Fundy | Nova Scotia | 2020 | ||
02 | Discovery | Newfoundland and Labrador | 2020 | ||
03 | Percé | 555 | Quebec | N48°31'18", W064°13'01" | 2018 |
04 | Stonehammer | 2500 | New Brunswick | N45°34'46", W065°32'40" | 2015 |
05 | Tumbler Ridge | 7822 | British Columbia | N54°59'24", W121°22'48" | 2015 |
Chile
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Kütralkura | 8053 | La Araucanía | 2019 |
China
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Alxa Desert | 630.37 | Nei Mongol | N38°51'25", E105°43'47" | 2015 |
02 | Arxan | 3653.21 | Nei Mongol | N38°51'25", E105°43'47" | 2017 |
03 | Dali-Cangshan | 933 | Yunnan | N25°46'48", E100°42'00" | 2015 |
04 | Danxiashan | 292 | Guangdong | N25°02'25", E113°44'16" | 2015 |
05 | Dunhuang | 2067 | Gansu | N40°13'59", E092°52'60" | 2015 |
06 | Fangshan | 954 | Beijing | N39°43'59", E115°55'02" | 2015 |
07 | Funiushan | 1522 | Henan | N33°26'06", E112°10'53" | 2015 |
08 | Guangwushan-Nuoshuihe | 1818 | Sichuan | N32°18'42", E106°38'11" | 2018 |
09 | Hexigten | 1750 | Nei Mongol | N43°14'49", E117°30'12" | 2015 |
10 | Hong Kong | 150 | Hong Kong | N22°21'50", E114°22'30" | 2015 |
11 | Huanggang Dabieshan | 2625.54 | Hubei | N30°43'46", E115°03'13" | 2018 |
12 | Huangshan | 160.6 | Anhui | N29°41'26", E118°19'34" | 2015 |
13 | Jingpohu | 1400 | Heilongjiang | N43°58'23", E129°02'04" | 2015 |
14 | Jiuhuashan | 139.7 | Anhui | 2019 | |
15 | Keketuohai | 2337.9 | Xinjiang Uyghur | N47°19'05", E090°01'35" | 2017 |
16 | Leiqiong | 3050 | Hainan | N19°56'37", E110°12'39" | 2015 |
17 | Leye Fengshan | 930 | Guangxi Zhuang | N24°34'11", E106°44'26" | 2015 |
18 | Longhushan | 996.63 | Jiangxi | N28°06'04", E116°57'57" | 2015 |
19 | Lushan | 500 | Jiangxi | N29°33'30", E115°59'09" | 2015 |
20 | Mount Kunlun | 7033 | Qinghai | N35°49'12", E94°52'48" | 2015 |
21 | Ningde | 2660.34 | Fujian | N26°39'41", E119°31'35" | 2015 |
22 | Qinling | 1074.85 | Shaanxi | N33°51'05", E108°47'01" | 2015 |
23 | Sanqingshan | 229.5 | Jiangxi | N28°48'22", E117°58'20" | 2015 |
24 | Shennongjia | 1022.72 | Hubei | N31°44'43", E110°40'52" | 2015 |
25 | Shilin | 350 | Yunnan | N24°45'20", E103°16'47" | 2015 |
26 | Songshan | 464 | Henan | N34°29'22", E112°55'15" | 2015 |
27 | Taining | 492.5 | Fujian | N26°53'55", E117°10'36" | 2015 |
28 | Taishan | 158.63 | Shandong | N36°16'01", E117°04'16" | 2015 |
29 | Tianzhusha | 413.14 | Anhui | N30°31'28", E117°03'31" | 2015 |
30 | Wangwushan-Daimeishan | 986 | Henan | N35°15'57", E112°34'17" | 2015 |
31 | Wudalianchi | 720 | Heilongjiang | N48°28'55", E126°12'10" | 2015 |
32 | Xiangxi | 2710 | Hunan | N28°06'49", E109°20'13" | 2020 |
33 | Xingwen | 156 | Sichuan | N28°18'35", E105°03'19" | 2015 |
34 | Yandangshan | 298.8 | Zhejiang | N28°21'07", E121°05'40" | 2015 |
35 | Yanqing | 620.38 | Beijing | N40°42'53", E116°24'00" | 2015 |
36 | Yimengshan | 1804.76 | Shandong | 2019 | |
37 | Yuntaishan | 556 | Henan | N35°17'41", E113°14'58" | 2015 |
38 | Zhangjiajie | 398 | Hunan | N29°18'50", E110°26'24" | 2015 |
39 | Zhangye | 1289.71 | Gansu | N38°40'52", E099°16'12" | 2020 |
40 | Zhijindong Cave | 170 | Guizhou | N26°45'00", E105°55'59" | 2015 |
41 | Zigong | 1630.46 | Sichuan | N29°19'29", E104°45'56" | 2015 |
Croatia
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Papuk | 524 | Požega-Slavonia | N45°31'11", E017°46'04" | 2015 |
02 | Vis Archipelago | 6661 | Split-Dalmatia | N43°02'46", E016°09'07" | 2019 |
Cyprus
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Troodos | 1147 | Limassol / Nicosia | N34°58'49", E32°50'46" | 2015 |
Czechia
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Bohemian Paradise | 742 | Královéhradecký | N50°35'50", E15°07'02" | 2015 |
Denmark
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Odsherred | 355 | Sjælland | N55°49'48", E011°34'48" | 2015 |
02 | Vestjylland | 4759 | Midtjylland | N56°33'00", E008°18'10" | 2021 |
Ecuador
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Imbabura | 4794.34 | Imbabura | 2019 |
Finland
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Rokua | 1326 | Kainuu | N64°34'43", E026°30'06" | 2015 |
02 | Lauhanvuori-Haemeenkangas | 4907 | Southern Ostrobothnia | 2020 | |
03 | Saimaa | 6063 | South Karelia | 2021 |
France
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Beaujolais | 1550 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | N45°58'59", E004°43'00" | 2018 |
02 | Causses du Quercy | 1855 | Occitanie | N44°34'19", E001°41'11" | 2017 |
03 | Chablais | 872 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | N46°22'25", E006°28'39" | 2015 |
04 | Haute-Provence | 2300 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | N44°06'31", E006°17'13" | 2015 |
05 | Luberon | 1953 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | N43°52'31", E005°26'08" | 2015 |
06 | Massif des Bauges | 856 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | N45°41'15", E006°06'21" | 2015 |
07 | Monts d'Ardèche | 2280 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | N44°38'06", E004°15'34" | 2015 |
Germany
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Bergstraße-Odenwald | 3500 | Hesse | N49°32'11", E008°34'07" | 2015 |
02 | Harz, Braunschweiger Land | 11500 | Sachsen-Anhalt | N52°16'05", E010°49'57" | 2015 |
03 | Swabian Alb | 6688 | Baden-Württemberg | N48°30'60", E009°24'15" | 2015 |
04 | TERRA.vita | 1560 | Lower Saxony | N52°15'60", E008°03'00" | 2015 |
05 | Thuringia Inselsberg -Drei Gleichen | 725 | Thuringia | N50°51'26", E010°33'46" | 2021 |
06 | Vulkaneifel | 1220 | Rhineland-Palatinate | N50°12'24", E006°50'10" | 2015 |
07 | Muskauer Faltenbogen (Muskau) * | 578.8 | Brandenburg | N51°34'13", E014°43'35" | 2015 |
Greece
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Chelmos Vouraikos | 647 | Peloponnese | N38°08'47", E022°10'18" | 2015 |
02 | Grevena–Kozani | 2486 | West Macedonia | N40°05'19", E021°26'35" | 2021 |
03 | Lesvos Island | 1636 | Northern Aegean | N39°12'42", E025°51'18" | 2015 |
04 | Psiloritis | 1159 | Crete | N35°17'32", E024°52'53" | 2015 |
05 | Sitia | 517 | Crete | N35°10'01", E026°07'00" | 2015 |
06 | Vikos - Aoos | 1200 | Epirus | N40°01'02", E020°42'43" | 2015 |
Hungary
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Bakony-Balaton | 3244 | Veszprém | N46°58'35", E017°55'43" | 2015 |
02 | Novohrad-Nógrád * | 1587 | Nógrád | N48°09'58", E019°48'55" | 2015 |
Iceland
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Katla | 9542 | Suðurland | N63°37'50", W019°37'16" | 2015 |
02 | Reykjanes | 825 | Suðurnes | N63°58'23", W022°31'00" | 2015 |
Indonesia
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Batur | 370.5 | Bali | S08°24'34", E115°22'30" | 2015 |
02 | Belitong | 13000 | Kepulauan Bangka Belitung | 2021 | |
03 | Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu | 1260 | Jawa Barat | S06°46'07", E106°31'34" | 2018 |
04 | Gunung Sewu | 1802 | Jawa Timur | S08°02'38", E110°46'34" | 2015 |
05 | Rinjani-Lombok | 2800 | Nusa Tenggara Barat | S08°12'10", E116°45'58" | 2018 |
06 | Toba Caldera | 1130 | Sumatera Utara | 2020 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Qeshm Island | 2063 | Hormozgan | N26°49'01", E055°54'38" | 2017 |
Ireland
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Burren & Cliffs of Moher | 530 | Clare | N52°59'47", W009°23'21" | 2015 |
02 | Copper Coast | 50 | Waterford | N52°08'19", W007°20'32" | 2015 |
03 | Marble Arch Caves * | 180 | Cavan | N54°15'31", W007°30'53" | 2015 |
Italy
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
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01 | Adamello-Brenta | 1188 | Trentino-Alto Adige | N46°07'09", E010°45'08" | 2015 |
02 | Alpi Apuani | 494 | Toscana | N44°02'28", E010°22'03" | 2015 |
03 | Aspromonte | 650 | Calabria | N38°09'54", E015°50'28" | 2021 |
04 | Beigua | 392 | Liguria | N44°25'41", E008°35'13" | 2015 |
05 | Cilento, Vallo di Diano e Alburni | 1841 | Campania | N40°16'50", E015°22'21" | 2015 |
06 | Madonie | 400 | Sicilia | N37°52'00", E014°04'44" | 2015 |
07 | Majella | 740 | Abruzzo | N42°05'12", E014°05'09" | 2021 |
08 | Pollino | 1925 | Basilicata / Calabria | N39°55'52", E016°07'34" | 2015 |
09 | Sesia Val Grande | 2023 | Piemonte | N45°59'28", E008°20'36" | 2015 |
10 | Rocca di Cerere | 1298 | Sicilia | N37°30'53", E014°22'41" | 2015 |
11 | Tuscan Mining Park | 1087 | Toscana | N42°57'17", E010°50'32" | 2015 |
Japan
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Aso | 1198 | Kumamoto | N32°00'00", E131°00'00" | 2015 |
02 | Itoigawa | 750 | Niigata | N37°49'55", E139°14'02" | 2015 |
03 | Izu Peninsula | 2027 | Shizuoka | N34°32'42", E138°42'18" | 2018 |
04 | Mt. Apoi | 364.3 | Hokkaido | N42°06'28", E143°01'31" | 2015 |
05 | Muroto | 248.2 | Kochi | N33°14'46", E134°10'38" | 2015 |
06 | Oki Islands | 673.5 | Shimane | N36°08'45", E133°10'19" | 2015 |
07 | San'in Kaigan | 2458 | Hyogo | N35°38'33", E134°40'50" | 2015 |
08 | Toya - Usu | 1181 | Hokkaido | N42°35'29", E140°50'14" | 2015 |
09 | Unzen Volcanic Area | 459.52 | Nagasaki | N32°46'06", E130°20'41" | 2015 |
Korea (Republic of)
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Cheongsong | 845.71 | North Gyeongsang | N36°26'10", E129°03'2" | 2017 |
02 | Hantangang (Hantan River) | 1164.74 | Gangwon | 2020 | |
03 | Jeju Island | 1847 | Jeju | N33°29'59", E126°34'05" | 2015 |
04 | Mudeungsan | 1051 | South Jeolla | N35°08'03", E126°57'20" | 2018 |
Malaysia
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Langkawi | 478 | Kedah | N06°19'47", E099°48'56" | 2015 |
Mexico
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Comarca Minera | 1848 | Hidalgo | N20°08'37", W098°40'26" | 2017 |
02 | Mixteca Alta | 415.4 | Oaxaca | N17°31'05", W097°20'32" | 2017 |
Morocco
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | M'Goun | 5730 | Drâa-Tafilalet | N31°30'00", W006°27'00" | 2015 |
Netherlands
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | De Hondsrug | 1000 | Drenthe | N52°55'50", E006°49'31" | 2015 |
Nicaragua
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Rio Coco | 954 | Madriz | 2020 |
Norway
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Gea Norvegica | 3000 | Telemark / Vestfold | N59°08'12", E009°59'51" | 2015 |
02 | Magma | 3000 | Rogaland / Vest-Agder | N58°26'50", E006°03'08" | 2015 |
03 | Trollfjell | 10082 | Nordland | 2019 |
Peru
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Colca y Volcanes de Andagua | 6010.91 | Arequipa | S15°56'00", W072°17'00" | 2019 |
Poland
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) Mountains | Świętokrzyskie | 2021 | ||
02 | Łuk Mużakowa (Muskau)* | 578.8 | Lubuskie | N51°34'13", E014°43'35" | 2015 |
Portugal
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Açores | 12884 | Açores | N37°44'28", W025°40'32" | 2015 |
02 | Arouca | 327 | Aveiro | N40°55'56", W008°14'42" | 2015 |
03 | Estrela | 2216 | Guarda | 2020 | |
04 | Naturtejo da Meseta Meridional | 4624.4 | Castelo Branco | N39°48'16", W007°29'34" | 2015 |
05 | Terras de Cavaleiros | 700 | Bragança | N41°32'24", W006°58'12" | 2015 |
Romania
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Haţeg | 1024 | Hunedoara | N45°36'27", E023°22'44" | 2015 |
Russia
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Yangan-Tau | 1774 | Bashkortostan | 2020 |
Serbia
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Djerdap | 1330 | Braničevski / Borski Okrug | 2020 |
Slovakia
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Novohrad-Nógrád * | 1587 | Banskobystrický | N48°09'58", E019°48'55" | 2015 |
Slovenia
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Idrija | 294 | Idrija | 2015 | |
02 | Karawanken / Karavanke * | 586 | Tržič | N47°04'12", E015°29'27" | 2015 |
Spain
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Basque Coast | 89 | País Vasco | N43°17'45", W002°21'16" | 2015 |
02 | Cabo de Gata-Níjar | 500 | Andalucía | N36°47'22", W002°14'14" | 2015 |
03 | Central Catalonia | 1300 | Cataluña | N42°28'00", E001°49'18" | 2015 |
04 | Conca de Tremp-Montsec | 2050 | Cataluña | N41°10'01", W000°53'42" | 2018 |
05 | Courel Mountains | 577.85 | Galicia | 2019 | |
06 | El Hierro | 595 | Islas Canarias | N27°43'32", W018°01'27" | 2015 |
07 | Granada | 4722 | Andalucía | 2020 | |
08 | Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands | 2500 | Islas Canarias | N29°03'00", W013°35'60" | 2015 |
09 | Las Loras | 950.76 | Castilla y León | N42°47'21", W004°15'44" | 2017 |
10 | Maestrazgo | Aragón | 2020 | ||
11 | Molina & Alto Tajo | 4520 | Castilla-La Mancha | N39°16'46", W003°05'52" | 2015 |
12 | Sierra Norte de Sevilla | 1774.84 | Andalucía | N37°42'44", W005°38'04" | 2015 |
13 | Sierras Subbéticas | 320 | Andalucía | N37°14'52", W004°18'24" | 2015 |
14 | Sobrarbe-Pirineos | 2202 | Aragón | N42°22'07", E000°10'13" | 2015 |
15 | Villuercas Ibores Jara | 2544.4 | Extremadura | N39°27'07", W005°19'39" | 2015 |
Tanzania (United Republic of)
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Ngorongoro Lengai | 11886 | Arusha | S01°40'43", E036°36'34" | 2018 |
Thailand
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Satun | 2597 | Satun | N07°05'55", E099°49'33" | 2018 |
Turkey
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Kula Volcanic | 300 | Manisa | N38°36'34", E028°28'31" | 2015 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Black Country | West Midlands | 2020 | ||
02 | English Riviera | 104 | South-West England | N50°27'22", W003°33'15" | 2015 |
03 | Fforest Fawr | 763 | Wales | N51°55'51", W003°24'21" | 2015 |
04 | GeoMôn | 1800 | Wales | N53°16'08", W004°20'03" | 2015 |
05 | North Pennines AONB | 1938 | North-East England | N54°47'17", W002°25'01" | 2015 |
06 | North-West Highlands | 2100 | Scotland | N58°08'09", W005°15'05" | 2015 |
07 | Shetland | 1468 | Scotland | N60°33'36", W001°05'55" | 2015 |
08 | Marble Arch Caves * | 180 | Northern Ireland | N54°15'31", W007°30'53" | 2015 |
Uruguay
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Grutas del Palacio | 3611 | Flores | S33°16'44", W057°08'44" | 2015 |
Vietnam
# | Site Name | Area (km²) | Location | Localisation | Designated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Dak Nong | 4760 | Đắk Nông | 2020 | |
02 | Dong Van Karst Plateau | 2356 | Hà Giang | N23°11'32", E105°11'49" | 2015 |
03 | Non Nuoc Cao Bang | 3000 | Cao Bằng | N22°42'31", E106°19'55" | 2018 |