Significant Karst Features

Connected Sites: 35

Connected Sites

  • Huanglong
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.85
    72
    4
    Represents Depositional Output Landforms Of Deeply Circulating Karst Groundwater System (Ab Ev)
  • Jiuzhaigou Valley
    Inscribed: 1992
    4.10
    80
    3
    Represents Depositional Output Landforms Of Shallow Karst Groundwater System With Significant Epikarst Water Contribution. (Ab Ev)
  • Desembarco del Granma National Park
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.89
    29
    4
    Spectacular Staircase Of Uplifted Coral Terraces Around Cabo Cruz That Support Ongoing Development Of Karst Landforms (Ab Ev)
  • Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.57
    153
    7
    Outstanding Example Of Alpine Glaciated Karst To 3352 M (Ab Ev)
  • Jeju
    Jeju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.53
    152
    10
    Outstanding Example Of Volcanokarst, A Special Style Of Pseudokarst(Ab Ev)
  • Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.21
    91
    18
    Spectacular Tropical Karst Landscape (Ab Ev)
  • Skocjan Caves
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.64
    282
    10
    It Is Representative Of The Input Of An Allogenic River Into A Karst System (Ab Ev)
  • Hierapolis-Pamukkale
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.96
    294
    7
    Possibly The World's Earliest Karst Tourist Site Still In Use. (Ab Ev)
  • Henderson Island
    Henderson Island
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.49
    3
    0
    An Outstanding Example Of Early Phase Of Karstification With Intact Natural Processes, (Ab Ev)
  • Carlsbad Caverns
    Carlsbad Caverns
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.47
    153
    11
    Outstanding Karst Extends Into Neighbouring Guadalupe National Park (Ab Ev)
  • Canaima National Park
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.74
    37
    3
    The Most Outstanding Example In The World Of Cave Development In Quartzite (Precambrian Age) (Ab Ev)
  • Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.89
    345
    17
    The World's Most Extensive And Bestknown Example Of Tropical Tower Karst Invaded By The Sea. (Ab Ev)
  • Chichen-Itza
    Inscribed: 1988
    4.18
    380
    12
    Cenotes
  • Trang An
    Trang An
    Viet Nam
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.45
    156
    6
    Includes Karst Towers Rising To 187 Metres To The North West, To 198 Metres At Trang An And Up To 162 Metres To The South & Totally Autogenic (Rainfed) Karst (Ab Ev)
  • Lenggong Valley
    Inscribed: 2012
    1.76
    54
    14
    Bukit Kepala Gajah: This Large Karst Outcrop Occupies An Area Of Six Square Kilometres At Its Foot, With A Summit 258 Metres Above Sea Level. It Contains More Than 20 Caves (Ab Ev)
  • Evaporitic Karst and Caves
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.02
    53
    5
    "The Most Complete, Outstanding And Accessible Examples Of The Karst Phenomena In Gypsum And Anhydrite At Humid Sub-Tropical Climate Conditions" (Ab Ev)
  • Wulingyuan
    Inscribed: 1992
    4.03
    75
    5
  • Western Caucasus
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.33
    25
    3
    Includes Glaciokarst Features, Many Deep Gorges And Deep Caves. (Ab Ev)
  • Virgin Komi Forests
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.53
    15
    4
    The Dissolution Of Limestone Along The Foothills Has Resulted In The Formation Of A Karst Landscape With Subterranean Caves, Craters And River Beds Which Are Seasonally Flooded. (Eoearth)
  • Tasmanian Wilderness
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.93
    121
    7
    Many Small Areas Of Karst In Limestone And Dolomite, Some In Alpine Zone (Ab Ev)
  • South China Karst
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.89
    171
    8
    These Three Areas Provide Typesites For Their Principal Karst Features (Ab Ev)
  • Purnululu National Park
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.84
    21
    4
    Outstanding Example Of Quartz Sandstone Fluviokarst With Beehive-Shaped Hills (Ab Ev)
  • Phong Nha - Ke Bang
    Inscribed: 2003
    3.47
    100
    7
    Long History Of Karst Landscape Evolution (Ab Ev)
  • Nahanni National Park
    Inscribed: 1978
    3.76
    8
    4
    World's Foremost Example Of Karst Development In Cold Climate Conditions. (Ab Ev)
  • Mammoth Cave
    Mammoth Cave
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.25
    165
    5
    The Karst Is Developed In Lower Carboniferous(Mississippian) Limestone And Cave Evolution Commenced Following Uplift And Exposure 3 To 4 Million Years Ago. (Ab Ev)
  • Lorentz National Park
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.34
    5
    1
    World's Best Example Of Tropical Alpine Glaciated Karst (Ab Ev)
  • Lena Pillars
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.56
    9
    3
    Frozen Karst And Thermokarst In Permafrost 100 - 500 M Thick (Ab Ev)
  • Hallstatt-Dachstein
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.60
    298
    16
    Dachstein Massif Of 574 Km2 Is An Excellent Example Of Glaciokarst (Ab Ev)
  • Gunung Mulu
    Gunung Mulu
    Malaysia
    Inscribed: 2000
    4.11
    79
    6
    Surface Features Include Giant Collapse Dolines And Spectacular Razor-Sharp Pinnacle Karst (Ab Ev)
  • Greater Blue Mountains
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.16
    272
    15
    Jenolan Caves Karst Conservation Reserve
  • Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
    Inscribed: 1984
    4.42
    245
    9
    Outstanding Example Of Glaciokarst Terrain (Ab Ev)
  • Belize Barrier Reef
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.54
    146
    11
    Cenotes
  • Antequera Dolmens Site
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.81
    171
    6
    El Torcal De Antequera (One Of The Most Important Karst Landscapes In Europe)
  • Andrefana Dry Forests
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.84
    35
    4
    Extensive Areas Of Very Sharp Limestone Pinnacle Karst (Ab Ev)
  • Aggtelek and Slovak Karst
    Aggtelek and Slovak Karst
    Hungary, Slovakia
    Inscribed: 1995
    3.14
    166
    11
    Surface Landscape Is A Temperate Doline Karst (Ab Ev)