Best seen from the sky
Features / specific locations within WHS that are best seen from the sky. Features should be named.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Andrefana Dry Forests | ||
Belize Barrier Reef | Great Blue Hole | |
Fortifications of Vauban | Especially the star-shaped forts such as Neuf-Brisach | |
Hopewell | ||
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park | The site is famous for and named after its ‘crumpled sheet’ effect, with uncountable ripples and folds in the sand created by wind erosion. | |
Nasca Lines | ||
Poverty Point | Especially for the six peculiar concentric earthen ridges: "The scale of the ridges is so massive that it wasn't until researchers examined aerial photographs that they were able to recognize the geometric design." (wiki) | |
Purnululu National Park | Bungle Bungle Range sandstone towers | |
Venetian Works of Defence | Palmanova | |
Vredefort Dome | ||
Yellowstone | Grand Prismatic Spring |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Best seen from the sky?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source