World Heritage site general information

WHS N° Refer-ence number(UN-ESCO) CountryWorld Heritage NameTypeIUCN Manage-ment Cat-egory Year of in-scrip-tion Size prop-erty (in ha) Site in Dan-ger 001179AlgeriaTassili n’AjjerMixedII19827.200.000No002303ArgentinaIguazú National ParkNaturalII \ VI198455.000No003966ArgentinaIschigualasto / Talampaya Natural ParksNaturalII2000275.369No004145ArgentinaLos Glaciares National ParkNaturalII1981726.927No005937ArgentinaPenínsula ValdésNaturalIa \ II \ IV 1999360.000No006698AustraliaAustralian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) NaturalUnassigned199410.300No

007630AustraliaFraser IslandNaturalII 1992184.000No008368AustraliaGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaNaturalIa \ Ib \ II \ IV 1986370.000No 009154AustraliaGreat Barrier ReefNaturalIa \ II \ IV \ V 198134.870.000No 010917AustraliaGreater Blue Mountains AreaNaturalIb \ II20001.032.649No011577AustraliaHeard and McDonald IslandsNaturalIa1997658.903No012147AustraliaKakadu National ParkMixedII19811.980.995No013186AustraliaLord Howe Island GroupNaturalII1982146.300No014629AustraliaMacquarie IslandNaturalIa1997540.000No0151369AustraliaNingaloo CoastNaturalUnassigned2011705.015No0161094AustraliaPurnululu National ParkNaturalII2003239.723No017578AustraliaShark Bay, Western AustraliaNaturalIa \ II \ III \ IV \ VI 19912.200.902No

018181AustraliaTasmanian WildernessMixedII \ III \ IV19821.411.323No019447AustraliaUluru-Kata Tjuta National ParkMixedII1987132.566No020486AustraliaWet Tropics of QueenslandNaturalII \ Unas-signed 1988893.453No 021167AustraliaWillandra Lakes RegionMixedUnassigned1981240.000No022798BangladeshThe SundarbansNaturalIV1997139.500No023764BelizeBelize Barrier Reef Reserve SystemNaturalII \ III \ IV \ V 199696.300Yes

967BoliviaNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkNaturalII20001.523.446No893BrazilAtlantic Forest South-East ReservesNaturalIa \ II \ V1999468.193No1000BrazilBrazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves NaturalIb \ II200142.270No 998BrazilCentral Amazon Conservation ComplexNaturalIa \ II \ V \ VI 20005.323.018No 1035BrazilCerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Vead-eiros and Emas National Parks NaturalII2001367.356No 892BrazilDiscovery Coast Atlantic Forest ReservesNaturalIa \ II1999111.930No355BrazilIguaçu National ParkNaturalII1986170.086No999BrazilPantanal Conservation AreaNaturalIa \ II2000187.818No225BulgariaPirin National ParkNaturalIb \ II \ Un-assigned 198338.350No

219BulgariaSrebarna Nature ReserveNaturalIa1983638No407CameroonDja Faunal ReserveNaturalVI1987526.000No304CanadaCanadian Rocky Mountain ParksNaturalII19842.299.104No71CanadaDinosaur Provincial ParkNaturalII19797.493No419CanadaGros Morne National ParkNaturalII1987180.500No1285CanadaJoggins Fossil CliffsNaturalIII2008689No686CanadaMiguasha National ParkNaturalII199987No24CanadaNahanni National ParkNaturalII1978476.560No256CanadaWood Buffalo National ParkNaturalII19834.480.000No475Central African Republic Manovo-Gounda St Floris National ParkNaturalII19881.740.000Yes 1400ChadLakes of OuniangaNaturalUnassigned201262.808No1388ChinaChengjiang Fossil SiteNaturalUnassigned2012512No1335ChinaChina DanxiaNaturalI \ II \ III \ IV \ V \ VI 201082.151No

638ChinaHuanglong Scenic and Historic Interest AreaNaturalIII199260.000No637ChinaJiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area NaturalIII199272.000No 779ChinaMount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area MixedV199615.400No

049547ChinaMount HuangshanMixedIII199016.060No0501292ChinaMount Sanqingshan National ParkNaturalII200822.950No051437ChinaMount TaishanMixedIII198725.000No052911ChinaMount WuyiMixedIV \ V199999.975No0531213ChinaSichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains NaturalII \ V \ Un-assigned 2006924.500No 0541248ChinaSouth China KarstNaturalV \ Unas-signed 200747.588No 0551083ChinaThree Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas NaturalI \ II \ III \ IV 2003939.441No 056640ChinaWulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest AreaNaturalV199226.400No057711ColombiaLos Katíos National ParkNaturalII199472.000Yes0581216ColombiaMalpelo Fauna and Flora SanctuaryNaturalIV2006857.500No059928Costa RicaArea de Conservación GuanacasteNaturalII \ IV \ Un-assigned 1999147.000No

060820Costa RicaCocos Island National ParkNaturalII1997199.790No061227Côte d’IvoireComoé National ParkNaturalII19831.150.000Yes062195Côte d’IvoireTaï National ParkNaturalII1982330.000No06398CroatiaPlitvice Lakes National ParkNaturalII197929.482No064839CubaAlejandro de Humboldt National ParkNaturalII200171.140No065889CubaDesembarco del Granma National ParkNaturalII199941.863No066136Dem. Republic of Congo Garamba National ParkNaturalII1980500.000Yes 067137Dem. Republic of Congo Kahuzi-Biega National ParkNaturalII1980600.000Yes 068718Dem. Republic of Congo Okapi Wildlife ReserveNaturalII19961.372.625Yes 069280Dem. Republic of Congo Salonga National ParkNaturalII19843.600.000Yes 07063Dem. Republic of Congo Virunga National ParkNaturalII1979800.000Yes

0711149DenmarkIlulissat IcefjordNaturalUnassigned2004402.400No072814DominicaMorne Trois Pitons National ParkNaturalII19976.857No

1EcuadorGalápagos IslandsNaturalII \ VI197814.066.514No260EcuadorSangay National Park NaturalII1983271.925No1186EgyptWadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)NaturalIa200520.015No9EthiopiaSimien National ParkNaturalII197813.600Yes258FranceGulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Gi-rolata, Scandola Reserve NaturalV198311.800No 1115FranceLagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems NaturalUnassigned20081.574.300No 1317FrancePitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island NaturalIa \ Ib \ IV \ Unassigned 2010105.838No 1147GabonEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda MixedII2007491.291No 720GermanyMessel Pit Fossil SiteNaturalUnassigned199542No455GreeceMeteoraMixedIII1988272No454GreeceMount AthosMixedUnassigned198833.042No64GuatemalaTikal National ParkMixedIa197957.600No196HondurasRío Plátano Biosphere ReserveNaturalII1982350.000Yes1267IcelandSurtseyNaturalIa20083.370No337IndiaKaziranga National ParkNaturalII198542.996No340IndiaKeoladeo National ParkNaturalII19852.873No338IndiaManas Wildlife SanctuaryNaturalIV198539.100No335IndiaNanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks NaturalIa \ II198871.783No

452IndiaSundarbans National ParkNaturalIa1987133.010No1342IndiaWestern GhatsNaturalUnassigned2012795.315No609IndonesiaKomodo National ParkNaturalIa \ II \ VI1991219.322No955IndonesiaLorentz National ParkNaturalII19992.350.000No1167IndonesiaTropical Rainforest Heritage of SumatraNaturalII20042.595.124Yes608IndonesiaUjung Kulon National ParkNaturalIa \ II199178.525No908ItalyIsole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)NaturalIV20001.216No1237ItalyThe DolomitesNaturalII \ IV \ V \ Unassigned 2009141.903No

1362JapanOgasawara IslandsNaturalUnassigned20117.939No

100663JapanShirakami-SanchiNaturalIb199316.971No1011193JapanShiretokoNaturalIa \ IV \ V200571.100No102662JapanYakushimaNaturalIa \ V199310.747No1031377JordanWadi Rum Protected AreaMixedV201174.180No1041102KazakhstanSaryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan NaturalIa2008450.344No 1051060KenyaKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyNaturalII201132.034No106801KenyaLake Turkana National ParksNaturalII1997161.485No107800KenyaMount Kenya National Park/Natural ForestNaturalII \ IV1997142.020No1081325KiribatiPhoenix Islands Protected AreaNaturalUnassigned201040.825.000No1091264Korea, Republic of Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava TubesNaturalIV \ V20079.475No

11099MacedoniaNatural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region MixedII197983.350No 1111257MadagascarRainforests of the AtsinananaNaturalII2007479.661No112494MadagascarTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveNaturalIa \ II1990152.000No113289MalawiLake Malawi National ParkNaturalII19849.400No1141013MalaysiaGunung Mulu National ParkNaturalII200052.864No1151012MalaysiaKinabalu ParkNaturalII200075.370No116516MaliCliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons)MixedIII1989327.390No117506MauritaniaBanc d’Arguin National ParkNaturalIa \ II19891.200.000No1181182MexicoIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California NaturalII \ VI2005688.558No

1191290MexicoMonarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveNaturalVI200813.552No120410MexicoSian Ka’anNaturalII1987528.000No121554MexicoWhale Sanctuary of El VizcainoNaturalUnassigned1993370.950No122100MontenegroDurmitor National ParkNaturalII198032.100No123284NepalRoyal Chitwan National ParkNaturalII198493.200No124120NepalSagarmatha National ParkNaturalII1979124.400No125877New ZealandNew Zealand Sub-Antarctic IslandsNaturalIa \ Unas-signed 199876.458No 126551New ZealandTe Wahipounamu – South West New ZealandNaturalIa \ Ib \ II \ III \ IV \ Unassigned 19902.600.000No

421New ZealandTongariro National ParkMixedII199079.596No573NigerAir and Ténéré Natural ReservesNaturalIa \ IV19917.736.000Yes749NigerW National Park of NigerNaturalII1996220.000No1195NorwayWest Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord NaturalI \ III \ V2005122.712No 654OmanArabian Oryx SanctuaryNaturalUnassigned19942.750.000DEL-ISTED1286PalauRock Islands Southern LagoonMixedUnassigned2012100.200No1138PanamaCoiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection NaturalII2005270.125No

159PanamaDarien National ParkNaturalII1981575.000No274PeruHistoric Sanctuary of Machu PicchuMixedV198332.592No333PeruHuascarán National ParkNaturalII1985340.000No402PeruManú National ParkNaturalII19871.716.295No548PeruRío Abiseo National ParkMixedII1990274.520No652PhilippinesPuerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park NaturalII19995.753No 653PhilippinesTubbataha Reefs Natural ParkNaturalII1993130.028No934PortugalLaurisilva of MadeiraNaturalIa \ II \ V199915.000No588RomaniaDanube DeltaNaturalII1991312.440No766Russian Federa-tion Central Sikhote-AlinNaturalIa \ IV \ Un-assigned 2001406.177No

768Russian Federa-tion Golden Mountains of AltaiNaturalIa \ III \ IV19981.611.457No 754Russian Federa-tion Lake BaikalNaturalIa \ II \ IV19968.800.000No 1299Russian Federa-tion Lena Pillars Nature ParkNaturalII \ III20121.272.150No 1023Russian Federa-tion Natural System of Wrangel Island ReserveNaturalIa2004916.300No 1234Russian Federa-tion Putorana PlateauNaturalIa20101.887.251No 719Russian Federa-tion Virgin Komi ForestsNaturalIa \ II \ Un-assigned 19953.280.000Yes

150765Russian Federa-tion Volcanoes of KamchatkaNaturalIa \ IV \ V19963.830.200No 151900Russian Federa-tion Western CaucasusNaturalIa \ IV1999298.903No 1521161Saint LuciaPitons Management AreaNaturalVI20042.909No15325SenegalDjoudj National Bird SanctuaryNaturalII198116.000No154153SenegalNiokolo-Koba National ParkNaturalII1981913.000Yes155185SeychellesAldabra AtollNaturalIa198235.000No156261SeychellesVallée de Mai Nature ReserveNaturalIV198320No157390SloveniaŠkocjan CavesNaturalIII1986413No158854Solomon IslandsEast RennellNaturalIV199837.000No1591007South AfricaCape Floral Region Protected AreasNaturalIb \ II \ IV \ Unassigned 2004553.000No

160914South AfricaiSimangaliso Wetland ParkNaturalII1999239.566No161985South AfricauKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkMixedIb \ II2000242.813No1621162South AfricaVredefort DomeNaturalVI200530.000No163685SpainDoñana National ParkNaturalII199454.252No164380SpainGarajonay National ParkNaturalII19863.984No165417SpainIbiza, Biodiversity and CultureMixedIV19998.564No1661258SpainTeide National ParkNaturalII \ Unas-signed 200718.990No 1671203Sri LankaCentral Highlands of Sri LankaNaturalUnassigned201056.844No168405Sri LankaSinharaja Forest ReserveNaturalII19888.864No1691017SurinameCentral Suriname Nature ReserveNaturalII20001.600.000No170774SwedenLaponian AreaMixedIa \ II \ IV1996940.000No1711037SwitzerlandSwiss Alps Jungfrau-AletschNaturalIV200182.400No1721179SwitzerlandSwiss Tectonic Arena SardonaNaturalUnassigned200832.850No173403Tanzania, United Rep. of Kilimanjaro National ParkNaturalII198775.575No

17439Tanzania, United Rep. of Ngorongoro Conservation AreaMixedVI2010809.440No 175199Tanzania, United Rep. of Selous Game ReserveNaturalIV19825.078.714No

156Tanzania, United Rep. of Serengeti National ParkNaturalII19811.476.300No 590ThailandDong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest ComplexNaturalII2005615.500No591ThailandThungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctu-aries NaturalIV1991622.200No

33Transboundary (Belarus / Po-land) Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Białowieża ForestNaturalIa \ II197992.669No 1380Transboundary (Central Afri-can Republic / Congo) Sangha TrinationalNaturalII2012746.309No

354Transboundary (Canada / United States of Amer-ica) Waterton Glacier International Peace ParkNaturalII1995457.614No 72Transboundary (Canada / United States of Amer-ica) Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek NaturalIb \ II19799.839.121No

205Transbound-ary (Costa Rica / Panama) Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park NaturalIa \ II \ IV1983570.045No 155Transboundary (Côte d’Ivoire / Guinea) Mount Nimba Strict Nature ReserveNaturalIa198118.000Yes

898Transboundary (Finland / Swe-den) High Coast / Kvarken ArchipelagoNaturalIa \ II \ III \ IV \ V \ Unassigned 2000194.400No 773Transboundary (France / Spain) Pyrénées - Mont PerduMixedII199930.639No

1133Transboundary (Germany / Slo-vakia / Ukraine) Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany NaturalIa \ II \ V200733.670No

1881314Transboundary (Germany / The Netherlands) The Wadden SeaNaturalUnassigned2009982.004No 189725Transboundary (Hungary / Slo-vakia) Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak KarstNaturalII199556.651No

1901090Transboundary (Italy / Switzer-land) Monte San GiorgioNaturalV20101.089No 191769Transboundary (Mongolia / Rus-sian Federation) Uvs Nuur BasinNaturalIa \ II2003898.064No

192509Transboundary (Zambia / Zimba-bwe) Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria FallsNaturalII \ III19896.860No 1938TunisiaIchkeul National ParkNaturalII198012.600No194357TurkeyGöreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia MixedV19859.884No

195485TurkeyHierapolis-PamukkaleMixedUnassigned19881.077No196682UgandaBwindi Impenetrable National ParkNaturalII199432.092No197684UgandaRwenzori Mountains National ParkNaturalII199499.600No1981029United KingdomDorset and East Devon CoastNaturalV20012.550No199369United KingdomGiant’s Causeway and Causeway CoastNaturalIV198670No200740United KingdomGough and Inaccessible IslandsNaturalIa19957.900No201487United KingdomHenderson IslandNaturalUnassigned19883.700No202387United KingdomSt KildaMixedIV198624.201No203721United States of America Carlsbad Caverns National ParkNaturalII199518.926No 20476United States of America Everglades National ParkNaturalII1979592.920Yes 20575United States of America Grand Canyon National ParkNaturalII1979493.077No 206259United States of America Great Smoky Mountains National ParkNaturalII1983209.000No

409United States of America Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkNaturalII198787.940No 150United States of America Mammoth Cave National ParkNaturalII198121.191No 151United States of America Olympic National ParkNaturalII1981369.660No 1326United States of America PapahānaumokuākeaMixedIII201036.207.499No 134United States of America Redwood National and State ParksNaturalII198056.883No 28United States of America Yellowstone National ParkNaturalII1978898.349No 308United States of America Yosemite National ParkNaturalII1984308.283No 701VenezuelaCanaima National ParkNaturalII19943.000.000No672Viet NamHa Long BayNaturalUnassigned1994150.000No951Viet NamPhong Nha-Ke Bang National ParkNaturalII200385.754No1263YemenSocotra ArchipelagoNaturalUnassigned20081.740.958No302ZimbabweMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas NaturalII1984676.600No