Total Solar Eclipse since Inscription
Sites which have experienced a Total Solar Eclipse since Inscription.
For graphics that show all eclipses worldwide over 20-year periods:
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEatlas/SEatlas.html
The best maps for the paths of Totality:
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/1979
(search by years)
A site was counted if any part of it was under Totality.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Amiens Cathedral | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Angkor | 24 October, 1995 | |
| Antigua Guatemala | 11 July, 1991 | |
| Archipiélago de Revillagigedo | April 8, 2024 | |
| Camino Real | April 8, 2024 (Town of Nazas) | |
| Champaner-Pavagadh | 21/22 July, 2009, and 11 August, 1999 | |
| City of Luxembourg | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Classical Gardens of Suzhou | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Dacian Fortresses | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Darien National Park | 26 February, 1998 | |
| Dazu Rock Carvings | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Divrigi | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Diyarbakir Fortress and Hevsel Gardens | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Fatehpur Sikri | 24 October, 1995 | |
| Forts and Castles Gold Coast | 29 March, 2006 | |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Golden Mountains of Altai | 29 March, 2006 & 1 August, 2008 | |
| Graz | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Great Barrier Reef | 13/14 November, 2012 | |
| Great Smoky Mountains | 21 August, 2017 | |
| Great Wall | 1 August, 2008 | |
| Guanajuato | 11 July, 1991 | |
| Göreme NP and Cappadocia | 29 March, 2006 | |
| Hallstatt-Dachstein | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Hawaii Volcanoes | 11 July, 1991 | |
| Huangshan | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Iguacu | 3 November, 1994 | |
| Iguazu National Park | 3 November, 1994 | |
| Kaziranga National Park | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Keoladeo National Park | 24 October, 1995 | |
| Lake Turkana | 3 November, 2013 | |
| Longmen Grottoes | 1 August, 2008 | |
| Lopé-Okanda | 3 November, 2013 | |
| Los Glaciares | 11 July, 2010 | |
| Los Katios National Park | 26 February, 1998 | |
| Mahabodhi Temple Complex | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Makli, Thatta | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Mana Pools | 21 June, 2001 | |
| Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Maulbronn Monastery | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor | 1 August, 2008 | |
| Meidan Emam, Esfahan | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Mexico City and Xochimilco | 11 July, 1991 | |
| Monastery of Horezu | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Morelia | 11 July, 1991 | |
| Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Mountain Railways of India | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Nancy | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Nasca Lines | 3 November, 1994 | |
| Oaxaca and Monte Alban | 11 July, 1991 | |
| Okapi Wildlife Reserve | 3 November, 2013 | |
| Papahanaumokuakea | 8/9 March, 2016 | |
| Potosi | 3 November, 1994 | |
| Puebla | 11 July, 1991 | |
| Qhapaq Ñan | AR-ANC-13/CS-2011: 2 July 2019 | |
| Reims | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Rideau Canal | April 8, 2024 (Kingston components) | |
| Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Royal Palaces of Abomey | 29 March, 2006 | |
| Salzburg | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Sanchi | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Santa Cruz de Mompox | 26 February, 1998 | |
| Semmering Railway | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Speyer Cathedral | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Strasbourg | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves | July 11th, 1991 | |
| Teotihuacan | 11 July, 1991 | |
| Thracian tomb of Sveshtari | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Tropical Rainforest Sumatra | 8/9 March, 2016 | |
| Upper Svaneti | 29 March, 2006 | |
| Völklingen Ironworks | 11 August, 1999 | |
| Wet Tropics of Queensland | 13/14 November, 2012 | |
| Willemstad | 26 February, 1998 | |
| Xanthos-Letoon | 29 March, 2006 | |
| Xidi and Hongcun | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Yakushima | 21/22 July, 2009 | |
| Yellowstone | 21 August, 2017 |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Total Solar Eclipse since Inscription?
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