Hot Springs
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Al-Ahsa Oasis | "the oasis also boosts warm and hot water springs, which can reach 90 Fahrenheit. Ain Najm is the most important hot water spring in Al-Ahsa, famed for its hot sulphurous water." See | |
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Banff Upper Hot Springs, Part of Banff National Park | |
City of Bath | ||
Great Spa Towns of Europe | "In the centre of Bath are the Hot Springs, the baths and the Abbey. The hot springs were sacred to the Romans, initiating a continuous tradition of healing." (Nomination File, p. 272) Karlovy Vary also has hot springs, of which the "strongest spring [is] named Vřídlo (Hot Spring) with a temperature of 73.4°C", that "spurts hot water rich in carbon dioxide about 12-14 metres high which is a European phenomenon." (Nomination File, p. 131) | |
Guanacaste | Rincon de la Vieja National Park | |
Gunung Mulu | Terikan River hot springs | |
Hierapolis-Pamukkale | ||
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine | Yunotsu Hot Spring Town | |
Kenya Lake System | The Kenya Lake System presents an exceptional range of geological and biological processes of exceptional natural beauty, including falls, geysers, hot springs (OUV) | |
Kii Mountain Range | Yunomine Onsen, part of Kumano Sankeimichi Nakahechi pilgrimage route (Kii Mountain) is a famous hot spring resort since ancient time | |
Kinabalu Park | At Poring | |
Morne Trois Pitons | Boiling Lake | |
Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha | Qingyin Pavilion area is the source of hot spring water that supply many hot spring resorts in Baogua Temple area | |
Olympic National Park | Olympic Hot Springs | |
Pitons Management Area | ||
Shiretoko | A hot springs waterfall called Kamuiwakkayu-no-taki | |
Val d'Orcia | Bagni San Filippo is a small hot spring with waters of up to 50°C. (Nomination file, p. 74) | |
Volcanoes of Kamchatka | Valley of Geysers | |
Yellowstone |
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