Best seen from the sky

Connected Sites: 13

Features / specific locations within WHS that are best seen from the sky. Features should be named.

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Connected Sites

Nasca Lines
Inscribed: 1994
3.87
190
10
Belize Barrier Reef
Inscribed: 1996
3.52
145
11
Great Blue Hole
Andrefana Dry Forests
Inscribed: 1990
3.84
35
4
Vredefort Dome
Vredefort Dome
South Africa
Inscribed: 2005
1.97
43
4
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
United States of America
Inscribed: 1978
4.48
294
12
Grand Prismatic Spring
Venetian Works of Defence
Venetian Works of Defence
Croatia, Italy, Montenegro
Inscribed: 2017
3.00
470
9
Palmanova
Fortifications of Vauban
Inscribed: 2008
3.01
327
18
Especially The Star-Shaped Forts Such As Neuf-Brisach
Poverty Point
Poverty Point
United States of America
Inscribed: 2014
2.28
77
8
Especially For The Six Peculiar Concentric Earthen Ridges: "The Scale Of The Ridges Is So Massive That It Wasn't Until Researchers Examined Aerial Photographs That They Were Able To Recognize The Geometric Design." (Wiki)
Purnululu National Park
Inscribed: 2003
3.84
21
4
Bungle Bungle Range Sandstone Towers
Hopewell
Hopewell
United States of America
Inscribed: 2023
2.23
43
7
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Inscribed: 2024
3.49
19
2
The Site Is Famous For And Named After Its ‘Crumpled Sheet’ Effect, With Uncountable Ripples And Folds In The Sand Created By Wind Erosion.
Brasilia
Brasilia
Brazil
Inscribed: 1987
3.36
92
10
"Often Compared To The Shape Of A Bird In Flight"
Mijikenda Kaya Forests
Inscribed: 2008
2.35
20
2
"They Appear Undisturbed, But In Fact All True Kaya Forests Bear The Clear Imprint Of Man. They Have Visible Clearings In Their Centers And A System Of Deeply Incised And Well Worn Paths Leading To And From These Spaces. In Some Of The Clearings, There Will Be Stands Of Coconut Trees, Indicating Past Settlement. From The Air This Consistent Pattern Of Paths And Clearings In The Ma-Kaya Is Particularly Striking. The Effect Is That Of Land Sculpture" (Nom File P10)