Dunes

Connected Sites: 40

Sites that include distinctive stretches of sand dunes.

Connected Sites

  • Air and Téneré
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.14
    4
    1
    The "Live Dunes" Of The Ténéré Are An Example Of Erosion Under Way The Landscape Is Rapidly Modified On A Geological Time Scale By The Displacement And Deposition Of Sand (Ab Ev)
  • Banc d'Arguin
    Banc d'Arguin
    Mauritania
    Inscribed: 1989
    2.32
    18
    2
    Coastal Dunes
  • Wadden Sea
    Wadden Sea
    Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2009
    3.07
    365
    11
    Coastal Dunes
  • iSimangaliso Wetland Park
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.38
    75
    4
    Coastal Dunes
  • Lakes of Ounianga
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.61
    8
    2
    The Second Group Of Lakes (Ounianga Serir) Comprises 14 Lakes Separated By Recently Formed Sand Dunes. (Ab Ev)
  • Jeju
    Jeju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.53
    152
    10
    Yongcheondonggul Lava Tube "On The Surface Of The Tube And Around Its Vicinity, Seasonal Northwesterly Winds Have Blown Towards The Inland, Depositing Sand Dunes Ranging From One To Seven Meters In Height.- Nomination File
  • Peninsula Valdes
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.55
    77
    10
    Sand Dunes (Unep-Wcmc)
  • The Sundarbans
    The Sundarbans
    Bangladesh
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.82
    34
    2
    Easily Eroded Sands Collect At The River Mouths Forming Banks Which Are Blown Into Dunes (Unep-Wcmc)
  • Ibiza
    Ibiza
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.75
    163
    5
    Salinas De Ibiza Y Formentera
  • Namib Sand Sea
    Inscribed: 2013
    4.08
    140
    4
    Encompassing A Diverse Array Of Large, Shifting Dunes
  • El Pinacate
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.08
    21
    5
    Gran Altar Desert: North America's Largest Field Of Active Sand Dunes And Only Active Erg Dunes. (Ab Ev)
  • Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.71
    43
    6
    "[E]Ach Tidal Flat Has Evolved Into A Coastal Environment That Houses Diverse Habitats Including Mud Flats, Sand Flats, Mixed Flats, Gravel Beaches, Rocky Substrates, Tidal Beaches, Sand Dunes, Tidal Channels And Tidal Gullies." (Nomination Text, P. 64)
  • 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.59
    11
    1
    "It Contains One Of The World’S Largest Longitudinal Sand-Dune Systems" (Ab Ev)
  • Cold winter deserts of Turan
    Cold winter deserts of Turan
    Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.37
    30
    3
    Mobile Sand Dunes (In Repetek And Yeradzhi) (Ab Ev)
  • ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
    Inscribed: 2017
    2.38
    14
    4
  • Xinjiang Tianshan
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.13
    50
    3
    Dune Forms In The Taklamakan Desert (Ab Ev)
  • Wadi Rum
    Wadi Rum
    Jordan
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.99
    300
    8
    Numerous Mention Of "Dunes" Within The Site Both In The Nom File And The Ab Eval.
  • Wadi Al-Hitan
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.48
    59
    10
    Sand Dunes (Unep-Wcmc)
  • Tugay forests
    Tugay forests
    Tajikistan
    Inscribed: 2023
    0.38
    4
    1
    "Drifting Dunes Are Characteristic Of The Southeastern Part Of The Reserve And Are Located Northwest Of The Foot Of The Buritau Massif." (Nom File)
  • Socotra Archipelago
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.79
    23
    3
    Sand Dunes Of Archer
    See Socotra.Info
  • Sian Ka'an
    Inscribed: 1987
    2.82
    121
    20
    Coastal Dunes Stretch Along 68 Km Of The Coast (Coastal Whs)
  • Saryarka
    Saryarka
    Kazakhstan
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.14
    33
    4
    A Belt Of Hummocky Fixed Sand Dunes (Unep-Wcmc)
  • Ningaloo Coast
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.47
    48
    4
    Dune Fields, Coastal Dunes (Unep-Wcmc)
  • Ngorongoro
    Ngorongoro
    Tanzania
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.35
    160
    4
    Shifting Sand Dunes
    See Www.Atlasobscura.Com
  • Lut Desert
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.40
    33
    3
  • Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
    Inscribed: 2024
    3.49
    21
    2
    "White Coastal Dune Field" (Ab Ev)
  • Lena Pillars
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.56
    9
    3
    Tukulans
  • Guanacaste
    Guanacaste
    Costa Rica
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.13
    96
    6
    Pleistocene Dunes Occur, With Ages Estimated In 17000 Years (Coastal Whs)
  • Gros Morne National Park
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.91
    82
    10
    Sand Dunes On Shallow Bay
  • Glacier parks
    Glacier parks
    Canada, United States of America
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.08
    150
    5
    Sand Dunes
  • Fraser Island
    Fraser Island
    Australia
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.91
    111
    8
    Complex Coastal Dune Formations Are Still Evolving. The Array Of Dune Lakes Is Exceptional (Ab Ev)
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.33
    266
    13
    Orcombe Point - Ancient Stratified Sand Dunes
    See Www.Jurassiccoast.Com
  • Donana National Park
    Inscribed: 1994
    2.84
    129
    7
    Fixed And Mobile Dune Fields (Ab Ev)
  • Danube Delta
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.11
    95
    7
    Sacalin Island Is Composed Of Alluvial Deposits And Sand Dunes Stabilised By Tamarix. (Unep-Wcmc)
  • Curonian Spit
    Curonian Spit
    Lithuania, Russia
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.30
    193
    7
    The Curonian Spit Is An Outstanding Example Of A Landscape Of Sand Dunes That Is Under Constant Threat From Natural Forces (Ab Ev)
  • Badain Jaran Desert
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.69
    7
    1
    Mega-Dune Systems
  • Atlantic Forest South-East
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.02
    51
    5
    Both Coastal Areas Of Paraná And São Paulo Are Occupied By Mobile Sand Dunes (Coastal Whs)
  • Al-Ahsa Oasis
    Al-Ahsa Oasis
    Saudi Arabia
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.19
    49
    3
    The Impact Of The Sand Dunes On The Oasis Of Al-Ahsa Has Been Very Important Over The Last Thousand Years, And Part Of The Oasis Has Been Covered By An Active Sand Dune Field Advancing Southward, Along A 12 Km Large Front (Ab Ev)
  • Uvs Nuur Basin
    Uvs Nuur Basin
    Mongolia, Russia
    Inscribed: 2003
    2.69
    11
    0
  • Ancient Ksour
    Ancient Ksour
    Mauritania
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.05
    30
    3