Natural Arches and Bridges
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Causses and Cévennes | Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux | |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | Durdle door | |
| Ennedi Massif | "very large concentration of rock arches, probably only exceeded by Arches National Park in the USA. With a height of 120 metres, the Aloba stone arch is reportedly the second highest .. in the world" (AB ev) | |
| French Austral Lands and Seas | Arche des Kerguelen | |
| Galapagos Islands | "The remnants of Darwin's Arch, a natural rock arch which would at one time have been part of this larger structure, are located less than a kilometre from the main Darwin Island, and it was a landmark well known to the island's few visitors. It collapsed in May 2021. The two remaining stumps are now nicknamed the "Pillars of Evolution"." | |
| Gondwana Rainforests | The Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park, a part of Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves, Australia | |
| Grand Canyon | Kolb Natural Bridge, Alamo Window, Angels Window, and some remote others | |
| Greater Blue Mountains | Carlotta Arch | |
| Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago | ||
| Hawaii Volcanoes | Holei Sea Arch | |
| Ischigualasto / Talampaya | La Ventana | |
| Jeju | "Several natural lava bridges. "Microtopographical structures, such as about seventy lava pillars, large chambers, lava stalagmites, lava bridges and lava ledges are beautifully preserved." - Nomination File | |
| Kakadu National Park | The Archway | |
| Lena Pillars | ||
| Mount Taishan | The Immortal Bridge | |
| Ogasawara Islands | Natural stone arch at Minamijima | |
| Purnululu National Park | Beehive Arch, Rainbow Bridge | |
| Qhapaq Ñan | Puente del Inca | |
| Rock Islands | Chelbacheb | |
| St. Kilda | Stac Shoaigh natural arch | |
| Tadrart Acacus | ||
| Tassili n'Ajjer | Numerous | |
| Wadi Rum | consisting of a range of ... natural arches (AB ev) | |
| Wulingyuan | 2 significant Natural Bridges : Xiannrenqiao (Bridge of the Immortals) and Tianqiashengkong (Bridge across the Sky. Possibly the highest Natural Bridge in the World) |
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