Natural landscape, River / Lake
Central Amazon Conservation Complex
The Central Amazon Conservation Complex makes up the largest protected area in the Amazon Basin and is one of the planets richest regions in terms of biodiversity.
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Danube Delta
The Danube Delta is the second largest delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent, with an area of 3446 kmē in Romania.
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Djoudj
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary provides a range of wetland habitats which prove very popular with migrating birds, many of which have just crossed the Sahara.
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Doņana National Park
Doņana National Park is a wetland / coastal reserve at the delta of the Guadalquivir River and a major site for migrating birds.
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Durmitor National Park
The Durmitor National Park, created in 1952, includes the massif of Durmitor, the canyons of Tara, Suica and Draga rivers and the higher part of the canyon plateau Komarnica, covering the area of 390 kmē.
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Everglades
Everglades National Park is centered on a fresh water river, with sawgrass marshes and mangrove islands.
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Ichkeul National Park
Ichkeul National Park is an important stopping-over point for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds each year.
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Iguacu
Iguacu National Park, with the Falls as its main feature, was added to the World Heritage List for two reasons: its exceptional natural beauty and because itīs the habitat of rare and endangered species.
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Iguazu National Park
Iguazu National Park, with the Falls as its main feature, was added to the World Heritage List for two reasons: its exceptional natural beauty and because itīs the habitat of rare and endangered species.
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iSimangaliso Wetland Park
iSimangaliso Wetland Park (formerly known as Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park) is situated on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, and includes the St Lucia Game Reserve, False Bay Park, St Lucia Marine Reserve, Sodwana Bay National Park, Maputaland Marine Reserve, Cape Vidal, Ozabeni, Mfabeni, Tewate Wilderness Area and Mkuze Game Reserve.
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Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park is one of the larger national parks in the world, consisting of four major river systems and various landforms.
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Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park is one of the larger national parks in the world, consisting of four major river systems and various landforms.
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Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal lies in Southern Siberia near the city of Irkutsk. It is the deepest and oldest lake in the world, and the 2nd largest lake on the earth by volume.
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Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi National Park holds over 500 fish species (over 90% endemic), that make it a key example of specialized evolution.
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Lake Turkana
Lake Turkana National Parks is a group of three national parks. Reasons for the park's importance include its use as a stopping point for migratory birds, as a breeding ground for the Nile crocodile, hippopotamus, and snakes.
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Niokolo-Koba National Park
The Niokolo-Koba National Park is known for its wildlife, including elephants, lions, leopards, chimpanzees, baboons, hippopotamuses and the Western giant eland.
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Ohrid Region
Lake Ohrid is one of the oldest lakes in Europe and home to many endemic fauna species. Human settlement arrived early too, the city of Ohrid has been a cultural centre of great importance for the Balkan.
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Pantanal
The area that belongs to the Pantanal World Heritage Site is only a small part of the region in Western Brazil called Pantanal.
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Plitvice Lakes
Plitvice Lakes National Park comprises 16 lakes that are known for their scenic beauty and distinctive colours, ranging from azure to green, grey or blue.
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Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve
The Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve encompasses both mountainous and lowland tropical rainforest, full of diverse wildlife and plant life.
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Saryarka
"Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan" is an important site for migratory water birds on the Central Asian flyway because of its wetlands.
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Srebarna Nature Reserve
Srebarna Nature Reserve comprises Lake Srebarna and its surroundings and is located on the bird migration route between Europe and Africa.
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Sundarbans National Park
The Sundarbans delta is the largest mangrove forest in the world. It lies at the mouth of the Ganges and is spread across areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, forming the seaward fringe of the delta.
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The Sundarbans
The Sundarbans ('Forest of Sundari trees') are one of the largest remaining areas of mangroves in the world.
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Three parallel rivers of Yunnan
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas is situated in Yunnan Province, south-west China. The site consists of 15 protected areas (in eight geographic clusters) in the mountainous northwest of the Province.
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Uvs Nuur Basin
The Uvs Nuur Basin covers an area of 700,000 kmē and represents one of the best-preserved natural steppe landscapes of Eurasia.
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Victoria Falls
The Victoria Falls, on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world.
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Wood Buffalo National Park
Wood Buffalo National Park is the largest national park in Canada, established in 1922 to protect the world's largest herd of free roaming Wood Bison.
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