Cape

Connected Sites: 15

Definition

In geography, a cape is a headland or promontory of large size extending into a body of water, usually the sea.

Map

Connected Sites

Shiretoko

Japan

Inscribed: 2005

3.50

38

8

Shiretoko Cape
Banc d'Arguin

Mauritania

Inscribed: 1989

2.32

15

2

Cape Tafarit
Gulf of California

Mexico

Inscribed: 2005

3.50

78

6

Cabo San Lucas
Great Barrier Reef

Australia

Inscribed: 1981

4.20

188

8

Cape York
Desembarco del Granma National Park

Cuba

Inscribed: 1999

2.89

20

4

Cabo Cruz
Volcanoes of Kamchatka

Russia

Inscribed: 1996

4.31

15

2

Southern Kamchatka Nature Park
Tasmanian Wilderness

Australia

Inscribed: 1982

3.95

89

7

South West Cape
Shark Bay

Australia

Inscribed: 1991

3.58

40

2

Cape Peron
See en.wikipedia.org
Ningaloo Coast

Australia

Inscribed: 2011

3.48

38

4

North West Cape
See en.wikipedia.org
Lake Baikal

Russia

Inscribed: 1996

3.59

77

5

Cape Khaboy - the northernmost point of Olkhon Island
Lagoons of New Caledonia

France

Inscribed: 2008

3.53

30

2

Cap Ndoua
Istanbul

Turkiye

Inscribed: 1985

4.36

491

12

Sarayburnu (includes Topkapi Palace)
K’gari (formerly Fraser Island)

Australia

Inscribed: 1992

3.92

94

8

Sandy Cape
See en.wikipedia.org
Everglades

United States of America

Inscribed: 1979

3.68

261

15

East Cape
Cape Floral Region

South Africa

Inscribed: 2004

3.40

173

6

Cape Peninsula National Park