Largest area
WHS with the greatest inscribed surface area (Excluding Buffer Zones but including marine areas) - over 100,000 sq kms.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| French Austral Lands and Seas | 672.979 square km | |
| Galapagos Islands | 133,000 sq kms | |
| Great Barrier Reef | 344,400 sq kms | |
| Papahanaumokuakea | "The vote also establishes the first mixed World Heritage Site in the nation, which covers an area of nearly 140,000 square miles" (362,600km2) | |
| Phoenix Islands | "The affirmative decision makes PIPA the largest and deepest World Heritage site in the world, covering an ocean territory more than 408,000 km2 (nearly 250,000 mi2, or roughly the size of California) and 6000 meters deep." |
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