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Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks

Brazil Inscribed: 2001

Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area

Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area

Switzerland Inscribed: 2001

Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area

Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area

Switzerland Inscribed: 2001

Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley

Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley

Kenya Inscribed: 2011

Three Parallel Rivers National Park

Three Parallel Rivers National Park

People's Republic of China Inscribed: 2003

Monte San Giorgio site fossils

Monte San Giorgio site fossils

Switzerland, Italy Inscribed: 2003

Monte San Giorgio site fossils

Monte San Giorgio site fossils

Switzerland, Italy Inscribed: 2003

Purnululu National Park

Purnululu National Park

Australia Inscribed: 2003

Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Inscribed: 2008

New Caledonia Barrier Reef

New Caledonia Barrier Reef

France Inscribed: 2008

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Belgium, Spain, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Poland Inscribed: 2007

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Belgium, Spain, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Poland Inscribed: 2007

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Poland, Belgium, Spain, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy Inscribed: 2007

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Poland, Belgium, Spain, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy Inscribed: 2007

Coiba

Coiba

Panama Inscribed: 2005

Ilulissat Icefjord

Ilulissat Icefjord

Greenland Inscribed: 2004

Pitons

Pitons

Saint Lucia Inscribed: 2004

Vredefort crater

Vredefort crater

South Africa Inscribed: 2005

Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

Indonesia Inscribed: 2004

Glarus thrust

Glarus thrust

Switzerland Inscribed: 2008

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

Mexico Inscribed: 2005

Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve

Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserve

Mexico Inscribed: 2005

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

Mexico Inscribed: 2005

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California

Mexico Inscribed: 2005

Wadi Al-Hitan

Wadi Al-Hitan

Egypt Inscribed: 2005

Shiretoko

Shiretoko

Japan Inscribed: 2005

West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord

Norway Inscribed: 2005

Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Inscribed: 2010

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries

People's Republic of China Inscribed: 2006

Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary

Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary

Colombia Inscribed: 2006

Putorana Plateau

Putorana Plateau

Russia Inscribed: 2010

The Dolomites

The Dolomites

Italy Inscribed: 1998

South China Karst

South China Karst

People's Republic of China Inscribed: 2007

South China Karst

South China Karst

People's Republic of China Inscribed: 2007

Pamir National Park

Pamir National Park

Tajikistan Inscribed: 2013

Pamir National Park

Pamir National Park

Tajikistan Inscribed: 2013

Rainforests of the Atsinanana

Rainforests of the Atsinanana

Madagascar Inscribed: 2007

Teide National Park

Teide National Park

Spain Inscribed: 2007

Socotra Archipelago

Socotra Archipelago

Yemen Inscribed: 2008

Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

South Korea Inscribed: 2007

Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes

South Korea Inscribed: 2007

Surtsey

Surtsey

Iceland Inscribed: 2008

Joggins Fossil Cliffs

Joggins Fossil Cliffs

Canada Inscribed: 2008

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve

Mexico Inscribed: 2008

Mount Sanqing

Mount Sanqing

People's Republic of China Inscribed: 2008

Lena Pillars

Lena Pillars

Russia Inscribed: 2012

Lena Pillars

Lena Pillars

Russia Inscribed: 2012

Wadden Sea

Wadden Sea

Germany, Denmark Inscribed: 2009

Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island

Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island

France

Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Kiribati Inscribed: 2010

China Danxia

China Danxia

People's Republic of China Inscribed: 2010

Western Ghats

Western Ghats

India Inscribed: 2012

Western Ghats

Western Ghats

India Inscribed: 2012

Ogasawara Archipelago

Ogasawara Archipelago

Japan Inscribed: 2011

Ningaloo Reef

Ningaloo Reef

Australia Inscribed: 2011

Sangha Trinational

Sangha Trinational

Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic Inscribed: 2012

Chengjiang Fossil Site

Chengjiang Fossil Site

People's Republic of China Inscribed: 2012

Lakes of Ounianga

Lakes of Ounianga

Chad Inscribed: 2012

Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

Philippines Inscribed: 2014

Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary

Philippines Inscribed: 2014