Lagoons

Connected Sites: 38

Definition
WHS which include lagoons.

Map

Connected Sites

  • East Rennell
    East Rennell
    Solomon Islands
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.14
    2
    3
  • Venice and its Lagoon
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.52
    611
    19
  • Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.68
    31
    6
    two lagoons - Ojo de Liebre and San Ignacio
  • Island of Saint-Louis
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.07
    45
    2
    The entire settlement is situated in a magnificent lagoon formed by the two arms of the Senegal River (AB ev)
  • Namib Sand Sea
    Inscribed: 2013
    4.08
    114
    4
    Sandwich Harbour
  • Phoenix Islands
    Inscribed: 2010
    1.74
    3
    0
    There are three atoll islands with associated lagoons (AB ev)
  • Sanganeb
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.04
    5
    1
    The nominated property and its surrounding area include reef systems (13 different bio-physiographic reef zones in SMNP), atoll, lagoon .. (AB ev)
  • Galapagos Islands
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.60
    114
    9
  • Tubbataha Reefs
    Tubbataha Reefs
    Philippines
    Inscribed: 1993
    3.06
    13
    5
    "Classic atoll reef with an altitude of 2m to 100m deep with associated lagoon of 24m deep."
  • Peninsula Valdes
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.55
    58
    10
  • Ichkeul National Park
    Inscribed: 1980
    2.05
    56
    5
  • Ibiza
    Ibiza
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.77
    127
    5
    On Espalmador, the largest islet, there is an enclosed inland lagoon. These lagoons have long been used commercially as salt pans. (UNEP-WCMC)
  • Henderson Island
    Henderson Island
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.49
    3
    0
  • Great Barrier Reef
    Inscribed: 1981
    4.20
    184
    8
  • Mount Kumgang
    Mount Kumgang
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2025
    3.48
    8
    1
    "Although there are relatively few potential attributes in component part 002 (Samil Lagoon), historical texts indicate that the area has been a popular place for Buddhist practices, and the Mongchon hermitage site has functional links to the Buddhist sites in component part 001." - AB Evaluation
  • Wixarika Route
    Inscribed: 2025
    6
    2
    component part 12SLP is an intermittent lagoon that is a sacred site (AB ev)
  • Taputapuātea
    Inscribed: 2017
    3.00
    13
    2
  • Socotra Archipelago
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.79
    21
    3
    Several - Nom file mentions inter alia Qalansiya, Suq and Diduah Lagoons and the former is an important bird watching location
    See www.birdlife.org
  • Sian Ka'an
    Inscribed: 1987
    2.82
    93
    20
    Many coastal lagoons e.g search for lagoon in this UN document
    See www.unep-wcmc.org
  • Shark Bay
    Shark Bay
    Australia
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.58
    40
    2
    Shark Bay's "attractions are also supplemented by secondary features such as Shell Beach, Big Lagoon and the Zuytdorp Cliffs which combine to add even further interest to the area"
  • Rock Islands
    Inscribed: 2012
    4.00
    32
    6
    surrounded by a lagoon (AB ev)
  • Papahanaumokuakea
    Papahanaumokuakea
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.11
    8
    1
  • Okavango Delta
    Inscribed: 2014
    4.14
    87
    4
  • Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
    Inscribed: 2024
    3.49
    22
    2
    "temporary and permanent lagoons" (AB ev)
  • Lagoons of New Caledonia
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.53
    30
    2
  • Ferrara
    Ferrara
    Italy
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.19
    234
    10
    The lagoons of Comacchio (1999 AB Ev)
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.33
    202
    14
    The body of water behind Chesil Beach is called "The Fleet Lagoon"
    See www.soton.ac.uk
  • Danube Delta
    Inscribed: 1991
    3.11
    82
    7
    Includes, inter alia, the Razelm-Sinoie lagoon Complex which "comprises several large backinsh lagoons separated from the sea by a sandbar" (AB eval)
  • Curonian Spit
    Curonian Spit
    Lithuania, Russia
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.28
    164
    7
    The Curonian Spit divides the Curonian Lagoon from the sea. Parts of the lagoon are within the inscribed area.
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Chinchorro Culture
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.47
    25
    3
    In the area surrounding the mouth of the Camarones River, current surface run-off conditions generate a small lagoon adjacent to the beach area, where the wetlands are located. (Chinchorro Culture Nomination Text, p. 130)
  • Butrint
    Butrint
    Albania
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.30
    156
    9
    Lake Butrint is a saltwater lagoon
  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.21
    17
    4
    Atol das Rocas "Isolated and pristine atoll with large lagoon".
  • Belize Barrier Reef
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.56
    119
    11
  • Atlantic Forest South-East
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.02
    39
    5
  • Aldabra Atoll
    Aldabra Atoll
    Seychelles
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.21
    7
    13
  • Talayotic Menorca
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.93
    49
    4
    "coastal lagoons like S'Albufera des Grau (Component C9)" (Nomination file, p. 74) – Component C9: "The coastal strip hosts coastal habitats of extraordinary interest in terms of its flora and fauna, including (...) a system of coastal lagoons and wetlands." (Nomination file, p. 160)
  • Ahwar of Southern Iraq
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.98
    23
    4
    Eridu was originally located in a lagoon
  • 17th Century Port Royal
    Inscribed: 2025
    1.93
    13
    2
    The remains of Fort Rupert, a component of the original defence system, lie submerged in a lagoon (AB ev)