Dunes

Connected Sites: 40

Sites that include distinctive stretches of sand dunes.

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Connected Sites

Air and Téneré
Inscribed: 1991
3.14
4
1
The "Live Dunes" Of The Ténéré Are An Example Of Erosion Under Way The Landscape Is Rapidly Modified On A Geological Time Scale By The Displacement And Deposition Of Sand (Ab Ev)
Fraser Island
Fraser Island
Australia
Inscribed: 1992
3.91
110
8
Complex Coastal Dune Formations Are Still Evolving. The Array Of Dune Lakes Is Exceptional (Ab Ev)
Curonian Spit
Curonian Spit
Lithuania, Russia
Inscribed: 2000
3.28
189
7
The Curonian Spit Is An Outstanding Example Of A Landscape Of Sand Dunes That Is Under Constant Threat From Natural Forces (Ab Ev)
Banc d'Arguin
Banc d'Arguin
Mauritania
Inscribed: 1989
2.32
18
2
Coastal Dunes
Wadden Sea
Wadden Sea
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Inscribed: 2009
3.07
363
11
Coastal Dunes
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Inscribed: 1999
3.38
74
4
Coastal Dunes
Donana National Park
Inscribed: 1994
2.84
129
7
Fixed And Mobile Dune Fields (Ab Ev)
Dorset and East Devon Coast
Inscribed: 2001
3.33
265
13
Orcombe Point - Ancient Stratified Sand Dunes
See Www.Jurassiccoast.Com
Ancient Ksour
Ancient Ksour
Mauritania
Inscribed: 1996
3.05
30
3
Chinguetti "Is Seriously Threatened By The Encroaching Desert; High Sand Dunes Mark The Western Boundary And Several Houses Have Been Abandoned To The Encroaching Sand." (Wiki)
Wadi Rum
Wadi Rum
Jordan
Inscribed: 2011
3.98
299
8
Numerous Mention Of "Dunes" Within The Site Both In The Nom File And The Ab Eval.
Lena Pillars
Inscribed: 2012
3.56
9
3
Tukulans
Lakes of Ounianga
Inscribed: 2012
3.61
8
2
The Second Group Of Lakes (Ounianga Serir) Comprises 14 Lakes Separated By Recently Formed Sand Dunes. (Ab Ev)
Jeju
Jeju
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2007
3.53
152
10
Yongcheondonggul Lava Tube "On The Surface Of The Tube And Around Its Vicinity, Seasonal Northwesterly Winds Have Blown Towards The Inland, Depositing Sand Dunes Ranging From One To Seven Meters In Height.- Nomination File
Ningaloo Coast
Inscribed: 2011
3.47
48
4
Dune Fields, Coastal Dunes (Unep-Wcmc)
Peninsula Valdes
Inscribed: 1999
3.55
77
10
Sand Dunes (Unep-Wcmc)
The Sundarbans
The Sundarbans
Bangladesh
Inscribed: 1997
2.82
34
2
Easily Eroded Sands Collect At The River Mouths Forming Banks Which Are Blown Into Dunes (Unep-Wcmc)
Wadi Al-Hitan
Inscribed: 2005
3.48
59
10
Sand Dunes (Unep-Wcmc)
Saryarka
Saryarka
Kazakhstan
Inscribed: 2008
2.05
33
4
A Belt Of Hummocky Fixed Sand Dunes (Unep-Wcmc)
Ibiza
Ibiza
Spain
Inscribed: 1999
2.75
163
5
Salinas De Ibiza Y Formentera
Glacier parks
Glacier parks
Canada, United States of America
Inscribed: 1979
4.08
150
5
Sand Dunes
Uvs Nuur Basin
Uvs Nuur Basin
Mongolia, Russia
Inscribed: 2003
2.69
9
0
Desert Of Fixed And Shifting Dunes (Unep-Wcmc)
Danube Delta
Inscribed: 1991
3.11
94
7
Sacalin Island Is Composed Of Alluvial Deposits And Sand Dunes Stabilised By Tamarix. (Unep-Wcmc)
Namib Sand Sea
Inscribed: 2013
4.08
139
4
Encompassing A Diverse Array Of Large, Shifting Dunes
Xinjiang Tianshan
Inscribed: 2013
3.13
49
3
Dune Forms In The Taklamakan Desert (Ab Ev)
El Pinacate
Inscribed: 2013
3.08
21
5
Gran Altar Desert: North America's Largest Field Of Active Sand Dunes And Only Active Erg Dunes. (Ab Ev)
Lut Desert
Inscribed: 2016
3.40
33
3
ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
Inscribed: 2017
2.38
14
4
Al-Ahsa Oasis
Al-Ahsa Oasis
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2018
2.19
49
3
The Impact Of The Sand Dunes On The Oasis Of Al-Ahsa Has Been Very Important Over The Last Thousand Years, And Part Of The Oasis Has Been Covered By An Active Sand Dune Field Advancing Southward, Along A 12 Km Large Front (Ab Ev)
Socotra Archipelago
Inscribed: 2008
3.79
23
3
Sand Dunes Of Archer
See Socotra.Info
Gros Morne National Park
Inscribed: 1987
3.91
82
10
Sand Dunes On Shallow Bay
Sian Ka'an
Inscribed: 1987
2.83
121
20
Coastal Dunes Stretch Along 68 Km Of The Coast (Coastal Whs)
Guanacaste
Guanacaste
Costa Rica
Inscribed: 1999
3.13
95
6
Pleistocene Dunes Occur, With Ages Estimated In 17000 Years (Coastal Whs)
Atlantic Forest South-East
Inscribed: 1999
3.02
50
5
Both Coastal Areas Of Paraná And São Paulo Are Occupied By Mobile Sand Dunes (Coastal Whs)
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
Inscribed: 2021
2.71
43
6
"[E]Ach Tidal Flat Has Evolved Into A Coastal Environment That Houses Diverse Habitats Including Mud Flats, Sand Flats, Mixed Flats, Gravel Beaches, Rocky Substrates, Tidal Beaches, Sand Dunes, Tidal Channels And Tidal Gullies." (Nomination Text, P. 64)
'Uruq Bani Ma'arid
Inscribed: 2023
2.59
11
1
"It Contains One Of The World’S Largest Longitudinal Sand-Dune Systems" (Ab Ev)
Cold winter deserts of Turan
Cold winter deserts of Turan
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Inscribed: 2023
2.37
30
3
Mobile Sand Dunes (In Repetek And Yeradzhi) (Ab Ev)
Ngorongoro
Ngorongoro
Tanzania
Inscribed: 1979
4.35
160
4
Shifting Sand Dunes
See Www.Atlasobscura.Com
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Inscribed: 2024
3.49
19
2
"White Coastal Dune Field" (Ab Ev)
Badain Jaran Desert
Inscribed: 2024
2.69
7
1
Mega-Dune Systems
Tugay forests
Tugay forests
Tajikistan
Inscribed: 2023
0.38
3
1
"Drifting Dunes Are Characteristic Of The Southeastern Part Of The Reserve And Are Located Northwest Of The Foot Of The Buritau Massif." (Nom File)