Lagoons

WHS which include lagoons.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Lagoons':

  • Aldabra Atoll
  • Atlantic Forest South-East
  • Belize Barrier Reef
  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands Atol das Rocas "Isolated and pristine atoll with large lagoon".
  • Curonian Spit The Curonian Spit divides the Curonian Lagoon from the sea. Parts of the lagoon are within the inscribed area.; link
  • Danube Delta Includes, inter alia, the Razelm-Sinoie lagoon Complex which "comprises several large backinsh lagoons separated from the sea by a sandbar" (AB eval)
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast The body of water behind Chesil Beach is called "The Fleet Lagoon" ; link
  • East Rennell
  • Galapagos Islands
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Henderson Island
  • Ibiza On Espalmador, the largest islet, there is an enclosed inland lagoon. These lagoons have long been used commercially as salt pans. (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Ichkeul National Park ; link
  • Island of Saint-Louis The entire settlement is situated in a magnificent lagoon formed by the two arms of the Senegal River (AB ev)
  • Lagoons of New Caledonia
  • Papahanaumokuakea
  • Peninsula Valdes
  • Rock Islands surrounded by a lagoon (AB ev)
  • Shark Bay Shark Bay's "attractions are also supplemented by secondary features such as Shell Beach, Big Lagoon and the Zuytdorp Cliffs which combine to add even further interest to the area"
  • Sian Ka'an Many coastal lagoons e.g search for lagoon in this UN document ; link
  • Socotra Archipelago Several - Nom file mentions inter alia Qalansiya, Suq and Diduah Lagoons and the former is an important bird watching location; link
  • Tubbataha Reefs "Classic atoll reef with an altitude of 2m to 100m deep with associated lagoon of 24m deep."
  • Venice and its Lagoon
  • Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino two lagoons - Ojo de Liebre and San Ignacio