UNESCO (Natural) World Heritage Sites
Natural Site
Mixed Site
Albania
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
02 |
Ohrid region |
947.28 |
Korçë |
N40°59'30", E020°42'15" |
1979 |
Austria
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
Azerbaijan
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Hyrcanian Forests * |
1450.04 |
(Various) |
N37°25'17", E055°43'27" |
2019 |
Belarus
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Białowieża Forest * |
|
Brest / Hrodna |
N52°43'39", E023°58'52" |
1979 |
Belgium
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
Bulgaria
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
02 |
Pirin National Park |
383.5 |
Blagoevgrad |
N41°44'34", E023°25'50" |
1983 |
03 |
Srebarna Nature Reserve |
6.38 |
Silistra |
N44°06'52", E027°04'41" |
1983 |
Canada
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Anticosti |
182.4 |
Quebec |
N49°32'19", W63°14'43" |
2023 |
01 |
Canadian Rocky Mountains # 5 |
23600 |
Alberta / British Columbia |
N51°25'29", W116°28'47" |
1984 |
02 |
Dinosaur Provincial Park |
78.25 |
Alberta |
N50°46'04", W111°29'32" |
1979 |
03 |
Gros Morne National Park |
1805 |
Newfoundland & Labrador |
N49°36'45", W057°31'53" |
1987 |
04 |
Joggins Fossil Cliffs |
6.89 |
Nova Scotia |
N45°42'35", W064°26'09" |
2008 |
05 |
Kluane, Tatshenshini-Alsek # * 4 |
98391.21 |
British Columbia / Yukon |
N61°11'51", W140°59'31" |
1979 |
06 |
Miguasha National Park |
0.873 |
Quebec |
N48°06'18", W066°21'11" |
1999 |
07 |
Mistaken Point |
1.46 |
Newfoundland & Labrador |
N46°38'06", W053°12'40" |
2016 |
08 |
Nahanni National Park # |
4765.6 |
Northwest Territories |
N61°32'50", W125°35'22" |
1978 |
09 |
Pimachiowin Aki |
29040 |
Manitoba / Ontario |
N51°49'35", W095°24'41" |
2018 |
10 |
Waterton Glacier Peace Park * |
4576.14 |
Alberta |
N48°59'46", W113°54'15" |
1995 |
11 |
Wood Buffalo National Park |
44800 |
Alberta / Northwest Terr. |
N59°21'30", W112°17'36" |
1983 |
Croatia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
02 |
Plitvice Lakes National Park # |
296.3 |
Lika-Senj |
N44°52'40", E015°36'52" |
1979 |
Denmark
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Ilulissat Icefjord |
3998 |
Avannaata, Greenland |
N69°07'60", W049°30'00" |
2004 |
02 |
Stevns Klint |
0.5 |
Sjælland |
N55°16'02", E012°25'24" |
2014 |
03 |
Wadden Sea * |
|
(Various) |
N53°31'43", E008°33'22" |
2009 |
Finland
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago * |
3369 |
Ostrobothnia |
N63°17'60", E021°18'00" |
2000 |
France
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Chaîne des Puys |
242.23 |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
N45°46'46", E002°57'54" |
2018 |
02 |
French Austral Lands and Seas |
672969 |
(External) |
S49°22'49", E069°21'10" |
2019 |
03 |
Gulf of Porto # |
118 |
Corse |
N42°19'31", E008°37'44" |
1983 |
04 |
Lagoons of New Caledonia |
15743 |
(External) |
S20°24'43", E164°33'59" |
2008 |
05 |
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu * |
306.39 |
Occitanie |
N42°41'08", E000°00'02" |
1997 |
06 |
Reunion Island |
1058.38 |
(External) |
S21°05'58", E055°28'48" |
2010 |
07 |
Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and Pitons of Northern Martinique |
139.8 |
(External) |
N14°49'23", W061°10'33" |
2023 |
Germany
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
02 |
Messel Pit Fossil Site |
0.42 |
Hesse |
N49°55'00", E008°45'14" |
1995 |
03 |
Wadden Sea * |
|
(Various) |
N53°31'43", E008°33'22" |
2009 |
Greece
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Meteora |
2.72 |
Thessaly |
N39°43'00", E021°37'60" |
1988 |
02 |
Mount Athos |
330.42 |
Mount Athos |
N40°16'00", E024°13'00" |
1988 |
Hungary
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Caves of Aggtelek & Slovak Karst * |
566.5 |
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
N48°28'33", E020°29'13" |
1995 |
Iceland
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Surtsey |
33.7 |
Suðurland |
N63°18'11", W020°36'08" |
2008 |
02 |
Vatnajökull National Park |
14820 |
Vatnajökull |
N64°34'39", W016°52'54" |
2019 |
Italy
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
02 |
Dolomites |
1419 |
Trentino / Veneto |
N46°36'47", E012°09'47" |
2009 |
03 |
Evaporitic Karst of Northern Apennines |
36.8 |
Emilia-Romagna |
N44°22'48", E010°23'20" |
2023 |
04 |
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) |
12.16 |
Sicilia |
N38°29'16", E014°56'44" |
2000 |
05 |
Monte San Giorgio * |
10.89 |
Lombardia |
N45°53'20", E08°54'50" |
2003 |
06 |
Mount Etna |
192.37 |
Sicilia |
N37°45'22", E014°59'48" |
2013 |
Montenegro
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Durmitor National Park |
32.1 |
Žabljak |
N43 7 58.8 E19 0 59.76 |
1980 |
Netherlands
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
The Wadden Sea * |
|
(Various) |
N53°31'43", E008°33'22" |
2009 |
North Macedonia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Ohrid region |
947.28 |
Ohrid |
N40°59'30", E020°42'15" |
1979 |
Poland
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Białowieża Forest * |
|
Podlaskie |
N52°43'39", E023°58'52" |
1979 |
Portugal
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Laurisilva of Madeira |
150 |
(External) |
N32°46'00", W017°00'00" |
1999 |
Romania
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
02 |
Danube Delta |
3124.4 |
Tulcea |
N45°04'60", E029°30'00" |
1991 |
Slovakia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
02 |
Caves of Aggtelek & Slovak Karst * |
566.5 |
Kosičky |
N48°28'33", E020°29'13" |
1995 |
Slovenia
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
02 |
Škocjan Caves # |
4.13 |
Cerknica |
N45 40 0.012 E14 0 0 |
1986 |
Spain
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
02 |
Doñana National Park |
542.5 |
Andalucía |
N36°56'52", W006°21'32" |
1994 |
03 |
Garajonay National Park |
39.84 |
Islas Canarias |
N28°07'35", W017°14'14" |
1986 |
04 |
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture |
90.2 |
Islas Baleares |
N38°54'40", E001°26'07" |
1999 |
05 |
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu * |
306.39 |
Aragón |
N42°41'08", E000°00'02" |
1997 |
06 |
Teide National Park |
189.9 |
Islas Canarias |
N28°16'17", W016°38'37" |
2007 |
Sweden
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago * |
3369 |
Västmanland |
N63°17'60", E021°18'00" |
2000 |
02 |
Laponian Area |
9409 |
Norrbotten |
N67°19'60", E017°34'60" |
1996 |
Switzerland
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Monte San Giorgio * |
10.89 |
Ticino |
N45°53'20", E08°54'50" |
2003 |
02 |
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch |
824 |
Valais |
N46°30'00", E008°01'60" |
2001 |
03 |
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona |
328.5 |
Glarus / Sankt Gallen |
N46°55'00", E009°15'00" |
2008 |
Ukraine
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Beech Forests of the Carpathians * |
920.23 |
(Various) |
N49°00'35", E022°20'20" |
2007 |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Dorset and East Devon Coast |
25.5 |
South-West England |
N50°42'20", W002°59'24" |
2001 |
02 |
Giant's Causeway |
2.4 |
Northern Ireland |
N55°15'00", W006°29'07" |
1986 |
03 |
Gough and Inaccessible Islands 10 |
79 |
(External) |
S40°19'29", W009°55'43" |
1995 |
04 |
Henderson Island |
37 |
(External) |
S24°22'00", W128°19'60" |
1988 |
05 |
St Kilda |
242 |
Scotland |
N57°49'02", W008°34'36" |
1986 |
United States of America
# |
Site Name |
Area (km²) |
Location |
Localisation |
Designated |
01 |
Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
189.26 |
New Mexico |
N32°10'00", W104°22'60" |
1995 |
02 |
Everglades National Park |
5670.17 |
Florida |
N25°33'16", W080°59'47" |
1979 |
03 |
Grand Canyon National Park |
4932.7 |
Arizona |
N36°06'03", W112°05'26" |
1979 |
04 |
Great Smoky Mountains |
2090 |
N. Carolina / Tennessee |
N35°35'35", W083°26'08" |
1983 |
05 |
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park # |
879.4 |
Hawaii |
N19°24'03", W155°07'25" |
1987 |
06 |
Mammoth Cave National Park |
211.91 |
Kentucky |
N37°11'14", W086°06'11" |
1981 |
07 |
Olympic National Park |
3733.8 |
Washington |
N47°44'54", W123°26'56" |
1981 |
08 |
Papahānaumokuākea |
362075 |
(External) |
N25°20'57", W170°08'45" |
2010 |
09 |
Redwood National and State Parks |
415.71 |
California |
N41°22'26", W123°59'53" |
1980 |
10 |
Waterton Glacier Peace Park * |
4576.14 |
Montana |
N48°59'46", W113°54'15" |
1995 |
11 |
Wrangell-St. Elias # * 12 |
98391.21 |
Alaska |
N61°11'51", W140°59'31" |
1979 |
12 |
Yellowstone National Park |
8983.49 |
Wyoming |
N44°27'38", W110°49'40" |
1978 |
13 |
Yosemite National Park # |
3079.34 |
California |
N37°44'46", W119°35'48" |
1984 |
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".
-
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".
-
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.
-
At the time the property was extended, natural criterion (iv) was also found applicable.
-
(extension de « Sites d'art rupestre préhistorique de la vallée de Côa », Portugal)
-
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