Natural landscape, Marine / Coastal

Belize Barrier Reef
The Belize Barrier-Reef Reserve System is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 m (0.
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Brazilian Atlantic Islands
Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas are two islands off Brazil's coast, in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Cocos Island
Cocos Island National Park is located on a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean. Surrounded by deep waters with counter-currents, it is known for its populations of Hammerhead sharks, white-tip sharks, rays, tuna and dolphins.
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Coiba National Park
Coiba National Park, in the Gulf of Chiriqui in the central Pacific, is home to 760 species of fish, 33 shark species and 20 cetacean species.
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Dorset and East Devon Coast
The cliff exposures along the Dorset and East Devon coast provide an almost continuous sequence of rock formations spanning the Mesozoic Era, or some 185 million years of the earth’s history.
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Galapagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are famed for their vast number of endemic species and the studies by Charles Darwin that led to his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Gough and Inaccessible Islands
Gough and Inaccessible Island are volcanic islands rising from the South Atlantic Ocean and a protected wildlife reserve.
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Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, composed of roughly 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands, that stretch for 2,600 kilometres covering an area of approximately 344,400 km².
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Guanacaste
The Area de Conservación Guanacaste is a habitat for threatened or rare fauna species like the Saltwater Crocodile, False Vampire Bat, Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, Leatherback Sea Turtle, Jaguar, Jabiru Stork, Mangrove Vireo and Mangrove Hummingbird.
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Gulf of California
Comprising 244 islands and marine areas, the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California in north-eastern Mexico is home to 39 percent of the world's total marine mammal species and a third of the world's marine cetacean species.
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Gulf of Porto
The jagged and sheer cliffs contain many grottos and are flanked by numerous stacks and almost inaccessible islets and coves, such as Tuara.
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High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
The High Coast and the Kvarken Archipelago (added in 2006 as an extension to this World Heritage site) are outstanding examples of glaciation processes.
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Ibiza
Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture, is a mixed heritage site due to its shoreline, marine life, 16th century fortifications, Phoenician ruins and fortified Upper Town.
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Lagoons of New Caledonia
The Lagoons of New Caledonia are a group of six lagoons that contain coral reef ecosystems. The reef has great species diversity with a high level of endemism, and is home to endangered dugongs and an important nesting site for the Green Sea Turtle.
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Malpelo
Malpelo Island and its marine environment were placed on the World Heritage List because of their natural beauty (a superb diving site) and its fishing-free status which protects the sharks, turtles and other sea animals.
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Peninsula Valdes
Península Valdés is the natural habitat of the endangered southern right whale. The peninsula also holds important groups of elephant seals, sea lions and orcas (a.
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Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park features a limestone karst mountain landscape with an 8.
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Shark Bay
Shark Bay, covering an area of 23,000 square kilometres, is an area of major zoological importance. It is home to about 10,000 dugongs (sea cows), and there are many dolphins.
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Shiretoko
Shiretoko National Park, located on the Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido, is one of Japan's most beautiful and unspoiled national parks.
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Socotra Archipelago
Socotra is a small archipelago of four islands and islets, considered as the "jewel" of biodiversity in the Arabian sea due to its long geological isolation.
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Te Wahipounamu
Te Wahipounamu is thought to contain some of the best modern representations of the original flora and fauna present in Gondwanaland.
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Tubbataha Reefs
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a unique example of pristine atoll reef, with a very high diversity of fish.
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Wadden Sea
The Wadden Sea is a shallow body of water with tidal flats and wetlands, rich in biological diversity The word wad is Dutch for "mud flat".
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West Norwegian Fjords
The West Norwegian Fjords Geirangerfjord and Naeroyfjord, in the southwest of Norway, are among the world's longest and deepest fjords.
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Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
The Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino is a sanctuary for grey whales and other important species. The Gray Whale is a whale that travels between feeding and breeding grounds yearly.
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