World Heritage List
Natural site
Albania
Argentina
- Los Glaciares National Park #
- Iguazu National Park
- Península Valdés
- Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks
- Los Alerces National Park
Australia
- Great Barrier Reef
- Lord Howe Island Group
- Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 1
- Wet Tropics of Queensland
- Shark Bay, Western Australia
- K’gari (Fraser Island)
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
- Heard and McDonald Islands
- Macquarie Island
- Greater Blue Mountains Area
- Purnululu National Park
- Ningaloo Coast
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Vjetrenica Cave, Ravno
Botswana
Brazil
- Iguaçu National Park
- Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves
- Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
- Central Amazon Conservation Complex 2
- Pantanal Conservation Area
- Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
- Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks
- Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Bulgaria
- Pirin National Park
- Srebarna Nature Reserve
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Canada
- Nahanni National Park #
- Dinosaur Provincial Park
- Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek # * 3
- Wood Buffalo National Park
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks # 4
- Gros Morne National Park
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park *
- Miguasha National Park
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs
- Mistaken Point
- Anticosti
Central African Republic
Chad
China
- Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
- Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries - Wolong, Mt Siguniang and Jiajin Mountains
- South China Karst
- Mount Sanqingshan National Park
- China Danxia
- Chengjiang Fossil Site
- Xinjiang Tianshan
- Hubei Shennongjia
- Qinghai Hoh Xil
- Fanjingshan
- Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China
- Badain Jaran Desert - Towers of Sand and Lakes
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park *
- Cocos Island National Park
- Area de Conservación Guanacaste
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
- Plitvice Lakes National Park #
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
Cuba
Czechia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Virunga National Park #
- Kahuzi-Biega National Park
- Garamba National Park
- Salonga National Park
- Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Denmark
Dominica
Ecuador
Egypt
Ethiopia
Finland
France
- Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve #
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
- Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island
- Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena
- French Austral Lands and Seas
- Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
- Messel Pit Fossil Site
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Wadden Sea *
Guinea
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
- Kaziranga National Park
- Keoladeo National Park
- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sundarbans National Park
- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
- Western Ghats
- Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
Indonesia
- Komodo National Park
- Ujung Kulon National Park
- Lorentz National Park
- Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Italy
- Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
- Monte San Giorgio *
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- The Dolomites
- Mount Etna
- Evaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern Apennines
Japan
- Shirakami-Sanchi
- Yakushima
- Shiretoko
- Ogasawara Islands
- Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, Northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island
Kazakhstan
- Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan
- Western Tien-Shan *
- Cold Winter Deserts of Turan *
Kenya
- Lake Turkana National Parks
- Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
- Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mauritania
Mexico
- Sian Ka'an
- Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
- Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
- Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
- El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
- Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
Mongolia
Montenegro
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
New Zealand
Niger
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
- Arabian Oryx Sanctuary Delisted 2007
Panama
- Darien National Park
- Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park *
- Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection
Peru
Philippines
- Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
- Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
- Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary
Poland
- Białowieża Forest *
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Romania
Russian Federation
- Virgin Komi Forests
- Lake Baikal
- Volcanoes of Kamchatka 6
- Golden Mountains of Altai
- Western Caucasus
- Central Sikhote-Alin
- Uvs Nuur Basin *
- Natural System of Wrangel Island Reserve
- Putorana Plateau
- Lena Pillars Nature Park
- Landscapes of Dauria *
Rwanda
Saint Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Slovakia
- Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst *
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park
- Cape Floral Region Protected Areas
- Vredefort Dome
- Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains
Spain
- Garajonay National Park
- Doñana National Park
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Teide National Park
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
- Monte San Giorgio *
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe *
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
Tajikistan
Thailand
- Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
- Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex
- Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast
- Henderson Island
- Gough and Inaccessible Islands 8
- Dorset and East Devon Coast
- The Flow Country
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
- Yellowstone National Park
- Everglades National Park
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek # * 9
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Olympic National Park
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Yosemite National Park #
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park #
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Waterton Glacier International Peace Park *
Uzbekistan
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Viet Nam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Notes
Extension of the "Australian East Coast Temperate and Subtropical Rainforest Park".
name changed 2007 from 'Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (Australia)'
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".
At the time the property was extended, natural criterion (iv) was also found applicable.
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".
Extension of the "Glacier Bay/Wrangell/St Elias/Kluane" 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
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Cultural Natural Mixed
Cultural Natural Mixed
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