This is the list of all the 174 natural and 25 mixed properties in the world. Ordered by country and date of subscription to the list. Note that some of the sites should be avoided since tourism would be harmful to the natural environment being preserved there and visitation is often restricted..
Teitur
Reykjavik
As with the European list, I want to try and not to over represent sites. Representing natural properties many times on a list is even more ridiculous than cultural ones, since they obviously don’t “belong to” one state or another.
See also the list of UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage Sites
Please report all edits of the list so that representation is transparent.
Teitur
Reykjavik
The Sundarbans I’ve only listed “in” India.
The old growth forest of Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Bialowieza Forest I’ve listed “in” Belarus since the protected area is about ten times larger on the Belarus side.
The Kvarken Archipelago / The High Coast I’ve listed “in” Finland
Mont Perdu & the Pyrénées I’ve listed “in” Spain, since Mt. Perdu’s summit is in Spain and since it’s easier to reach it from Spain, as the northern side is much steeper.
The Uvs Nuur Basin I’ve listed “in” mongolia
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
I’ve listed “in” Slovakia.
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls, I’ve listed “in” Zimbabwe
Iguazú Falls I’ve listed “in” Brazil
Kluane / Wrangell-St Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek National parks I’ve listed as one site , as the world heritage property is, and in the US rather than Canada.
Teitur
Reykjavik
1: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, The Central African Republic & China
2: China, Colombia, Costa Rica, C�te d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy & Japan
3: Kazakhstan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, St. Lucia, Senegal, the Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia & Solomon Islands
4: South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, The United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen & Zimbabwe
rangutan
München
I was wondering how we could split the “over large” main list and you have done it by category very well! I like the references to the tentative lists too.
RR
Teitur
Reykjavik
Got an obsession with this a bit back. It’s quite interesting. I’ll have to come back to it when I have some time.
It’s just so much work to do all of these lists decently (with pictures, maps, indexes and everything). At least for the time being. I’ll be traveling soon…
I listed the “list source” of the “national” lists as that national entity’s page at the WHC
I was going to link those tentive lists too, but still haven’t for any country but Iceland.
There are too many of these places which haven’t been added. Plus people can just copy the names to the search field anyway..
Anyway, about categories, I think the sites are sorted to some extent by the UNESCO. At least I think industrial heritage is separate. I’ve also seen a book which had a list of “ancient heritage” sites.
There are plenty of interesting lists which we could make..
Send me a line if you make some! :)
