Archipelagos

Connected Sites: 23

WHS which are archipelagos or consist of more than one island from within an larger archipelago. Archipelagos are groups of islands, often volcanic, forming along island arcs generated by subduction zones or hotspots, but there are many other processes involved in their construction, including erosion, deposition and land elevation. The main construction process is shown.

Connected Sites

  • Great Barrier Reef
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.21
    241
    8
    (Tectonic Uplift And Deposition). The Reef Itself Is Not Considered An "Archipelago" But It Includes A Number Of Islands Which Are The Remains Of A Mountain Chain. The "Cumberland Islands Archipelago" Consists Of Some 70 Inner Continental Islands Of Which Some At Least Are Inside The Inscribed Site E..G "Located In The Southern Part Of The Whitsundays, Keswick Island Is A Member Of The Cumberland Group Of Islands And Is Within The Unesco World Heritage Great Barrier Reef Area.
  • Papahanaumokuakea
    Papahanaumokuakea
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.11
    8
    1
    (Volcanic) Includes 10 Islands And Atolls Of The Hawaiian Archipelago
  • Wadden Sea
    Wadden Sea
    Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2009
    3.07
    365
    11
    (Deposition) "The Frisian Islands, Also Known As The Wadden Islands Or Wadden Sea Islands, Form An Archipelago At The Eastern Edge Of The North Sea" (Wiki). Some Parts Of Some Of The Islands Are Within The Inscribed Area Though The Biggest/Most Developed Are Excluded.
  • Galapagos Islands
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.62
    141
    9
    (Volcanic) Official Name: Archipi?Lago De Col?N. The Group Consists Of 15 Main Islands, 3 Smaller Islands, And 107 Rocks And Islets. All Are Inscribed - With Only A Few Built Up Areas Excluded From The Np
  • High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.82
    119
    5
    (Land Elevation) "Consists Of 7000 Skerries And Islets. The Land Rises By 8-8,5 Mm Annually And Creates About 1 Km2 New Land Every Year. With This Rate The Land Uplift Will Create A Permanent Gateway Over The Kvarken In About 2500 Years."
  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.21
    20
    4
    Fernando De Noronha:(Volcanic) "An Archipelago Of 21 Islands And Islets In The Atlantic Ocean" (Wiki)
  • Gough and Inaccessible Islands
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.55
    9
    3
    Tristan Da Cunha - (Volcanic) The Inscribed Site Contains 2 Of The 6 Islands In The Archipelago (Gough And Inacessible)
  • Isole Eolie
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.67
    153
    8
    (Volcanic Arc) The Group Consists Of Seven Islands (Lipari, Vulcano, Salina, Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi And Panarea) And Five Small Islets (Basiluzzo, Dattilo, Lisca Nera, Bottaro And Lisca Bianca) In The Vicinity Of Panare
  • Socotra Archipelago
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.79
    23
    3
    (Tectonic Movement And Erosion All 4 Islands Plus Small Outcrops Are Inscribed
  • Phoenix Islands
    Inscribed: 2010
    1.74
    3
    0
    Volcanic And Deposition) "A Group Of 8 Atolls And 2 Submerged Reefs" (Wiki)
  • St. Kilda
    St. Kilda
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.50
    30
    4
    (Volcanic And Erosion) 3 Main Islands Plus Stacs And Outcrops
  • Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.89
    345
    17
    (Erosion) "Although The Name Ha Long Bay Is Often Used To Describe The Entire Area, It Refers Only To A Section Of A Vast Archipelago Of Thousands Of Limestone Pinnacles Stretching Nearly A Hundred Kilometres From Haiphong To The East."
  • Ogasawara Islands
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.12
    10
    3
  • Central Amazon Conservation Complex
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.35
    47
    5
    "Anavilhanas Contains The Second Largest Archipelago Of River Islands In The Brazilian Amazon" (Ab Ev)
  • Rock Islands
    Inscribed: 2012
    4.00
    39
    6
  • Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.97
    394
    11
    Archipelago Of Golfo Dei Poeti, With The Three Islands Of Palmaria, Tino, And Tinetto
  • Coiba National Park
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.86
    24
    2
    Coiba Np Consists Of 38 Islands Which Make Up An Archipelago.
    See Lib.Bioinfo.Pl
  • Inscribed: 2019
    5
    0
    Crozet Archipelago
  • Amami-Oshima Island
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.87
    35
    5
    The Four Islands Are Part Of The Ryukyu Islands, A Chain Of Japanese Islands That Stretch Southwest From Kyushu To Taiwan.
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.71
    43
    6
    "The Area Has An Ouv That Reflects The Diversity Of The Island-Type (Archipelagic) Tidal Flat Ecosystem And Its Geological And Geomorphological Features." "The Nominated Property Includes More Than 900 Islands, Between Which Are Vast Areas Of Tidal Flats." (Nomination Text, P. 17, 51)
  • Marquesas Islands
    Inscribed: 2024
    3
    0
    "One Of The Most Isolated Archipelagos From Any Continent In The World" (Ab Ev)
  • Bijagos Archipelago
    Bijagos Archipelago
    Guinea-Bissau
    Nominated: 2025
    8
    1
    Part Of The Bijagos Archipel
  • Vegaøyan
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.56
    49
    6