UNESCO (Natural) World Heritage Sites
Natural Site
Mixed Site
Argentina
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Iguazu National Park |
550 |
Misiones |
S25°31'05", W054°07'60" |
1984 |
02 |
Ischigualasto / Talampaya |
2753.69 |
La Rioja / San Juan |
S30°00'00", W068°00'00" |
2000 |
03 |
Los Alerces National Park |
1883.79 |
Chubut |
S42°51'10", W071°52'22" |
2017 |
04 |
Los Glaciares National Park # |
7269.27 |
Santa Cruz |
S50°00'00", W073°14'58" |
1981 |
05 |
Península Valdés |
3600 |
Chubut |
S42°30'00", W064°00'00" |
1999 |
Belize
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Belize Barrier Reef |
963 |
Belize / Stann Creek |
N16°45'00", W087°03'30" |
1996 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park |
15234.46 |
Santa Cruz |
S14°16'00", W060°52'00" |
2000 |
Brazil
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Atlantic Forest SouthEast Reserves |
4681.93 |
Paraná / São Paulo |
S24°10'00", W048°00'00" |
1999 |
02 |
Central Amazon Complex 3 |
53230.18 |
Amazonas |
S02°19'60", W062°00'30" |
2000 |
03 |
Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas |
3814.3 |
Goiás |
S14°00'20", W047°41'05" |
2001 |
04 |
Discovery Coast Atlantic Reserves |
1119.3 |
Bahia / Espírito Santo |
S16°30'00", W039°15'00" |
1999 |
05 |
Fernando de Noronha |
422.7 |
Rio Grande do Norte |
S03°51'29", W032°25'30" |
2001 |
06 |
Iguaçu National Park |
1696.96 |
Paraná |
S25°40'60", W054°25'60" |
1986 |
07 |
Pantanal Conservation Area |
1878.18 |
Mato Grosso |
S17°43'00", W057°22'60" |
2000 |
08 |
Paraty and Ilha Grande |
1731.64 |
Rio de Janeiro |
S23°01'07", W044°41'07" |
2019 |
Colombia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Chiribiquete National Park |
27823.54 |
Caquetá / Guaviare |
N00°31'31", W072°47'50" |
2018 |
02 |
Los Katíos National Park |
720 |
Antioquia / Chocó |
N07°40'00", W077°00'00" |
1994 |
03 |
Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary |
8575 |
Valle del Cauca |
N03°58'00", W081°36'60" |
2006 |
Costa Rica
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Area de Conservación Guanacaste |
1470 |
Alajuela / Guanacaste |
N10°50'60", W085°37'00" |
1999 |
02 |
Cocos Island National Park |
1997.9 |
Puntarenas |
N05°31'60", W087°04'00" |
1997 |
03 |
Talamanca Range-La Amistad * |
5700.45 |
(Various) |
N09°24'25", W082°56'20" |
1983 |
Cuba
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Alejandro de Humboldt |
711.4 |
Guantánamo / Holguín |
N20°26'60", W075°00'00" |
2001 |
02 |
Desembarco del Granma |
418.63 |
Granma |
N19°52'60", W077°37'60" |
1999 |
Dominica
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Morne Trois Pitons National Park |
68.57 |
(Various) |
N15°16'00", W061°16'60" |
1997 |
Ecuador
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Galápagos Islands |
140665 |
Galápagos |
N00°49'00", W091°00'00" |
1978 |
02 |
Sangay National Park # |
2719.25 |
(Various) |
S01°49'60", W078°19'60" |
1983 |
Guatemala
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Tikal National Park |
5760 |
El Petén |
N17°13'00", W089°37'00" |
1979 |
Honduras
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve |
3500 |
(Various) |
N15°44'40", W084°40'30" |
1982 |
Jamaica
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Blue and John Crow Mountains |
262.52 |
Portland / St.Thomas |
N18°04'39", W076°34'16" |
2015 |
Mexico
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Archipiélago de Revillagigedo |
6366.85 |
Colima |
N18°47'17", W110°58'31" |
2016 |
02 |
El Pinacate, Gran Desierto de Altar |
7145.66 |
Sonora |
N32°00'00", W113°55'00" |
2013 |
03 |
Islands of the Gulf of California |
6885.58 |
(Various) |
N27°37'36", W112°32'45" |
2005 |
04 |
Maya City of Calakmul |
3313.97 |
Campeche |
N18°03'11", W089°44'14" |
2002 |
05 |
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere |
135515.52 |
Mexico / Michoacán |
N19°36'23", W100°14'30" |
2008 |
06 |
Sian Ka'an |
5280 |
Quintana Roo |
N19°22'60", W087°47'30" |
1987 |
07 |
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley |
1452.55 |
Oaxaca |
N17°59'24", W097°11'14" |
2018 |
08 |
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino |
3696.31 |
Baja California Sur |
N27°47'32", W114°13'40" |
1993 |
Panama
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Coiba National Park |
2701.25 |
Chiriquí / Veraguas |
N07°25'59", W081°45'58" |
2005 |
02 |
Darien National Park |
5790 |
Darién |
N07°44'10", W077°32'50" |
1981 |
03 |
Talamanca Range-La Amistad * |
5700.45 |
Bocas del Toro / Chiriquí |
N09°24'26", W082°56'20" |
1983 |
Peru
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu |
381.6 |
Cusco |
S13°07'00", W072°34'60" |
1983 |
02 |
Huascarán National Park # |
5400 |
Ancash |
S09°19'60", W077°24'00" |
1985 |
03 |
Manú National Park |
17162.95 |
Cusco / Madre de Dios |
S12°15'00", W071°45'00" |
1987 |
04 |
Río Abiseo National Park |
2724.08 |
San Martin |
S07°45'00", W077°15'00" |
1990 |
Saint Lucia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Pitons Management Area |
29 |
Soufrière |
N13°48'26", W061°04'13" |
2004 |
Suriname
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Central Suriname Nature Reserve |
16000 |
Sipaliwini |
N04°00'00", W056°30'00" |
2000 |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Canaima National Park |
30000 |
Bolívar |
N05°19'60", W061°30'00" |
1994 |
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)'
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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.
-
Extension of "Gough Island Wildlife Reserve".
-
(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