Hyper-arid

Connected Sites: 8

WHS where the OUV is related to the site's location in a hyper-arid landscape. A hyper-arid landscape is an extremely dry region that receives very little rainfall. These areas are classified by having an aridity index of under 0.05, which translates to less than 100 millimeters of rain per year, and sometimes no rain at all for several years.

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Connected Sites

Chinchorro Culture
Inscribed: 2021
2.47
25
3
"They Successfully Adapted To The Extreme Environmental Conditions Of A Hyper-Arid Coastal Desert" (Ouv)
'Uruq Bani Ma'arid
Inscribed: 2023
2.59
11
1
"Criterion (Vii): 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid Is An Iconic Hyper-Arid Sand Desert" (Ouv)
Namib Sand Sea
Inscribed: 2013
4.08
139
4
"Criterion (Ix): ... Where Plant And Animal Communities Are Continuously Adapting To Life In A Hyper Arid Environment" (Ouv)
Lut Desert
Inscribed: 2016
3.40
33
3
"The Property Is Situated In An Interior Basin Surrounded By Mountains, So It Is In A Rain Shadow And, Coupled With High Temperatures, The Climate Is Hyper-Arid." (Ouv)
Badain Jaran Desert
Inscribed: 2024
2.69
7
1
Crit Vii: "Desert Landscapes And Landforms Subject To A Temperate, Hyper-Arid Climate." (Ouv)
Air and Téneré
Inscribed: 1991
3.14
4
1
Ténéré (Desert Environment Ouv): "The Climate Is Hyper-Arid, Extremely Hot, Sunny And Dry Year-Round And There Is Virtually No Plant Life." (Wiki)
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works
Inscribed: 2005
3.20
49
7
"In The Remote Desert Pampa, One Of The Driest Deserts On Earth..." (Ouv) - "The Pampa Is One Of The Driest Deserts In The World With Virtually No Annual Rainfall." (Ab Ev)
Al-Faw
Al-Faw
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2024
1.29
4
3
"The Cultural Landscape Of Al-Faw Archaeological Area Is An Organically Evolved Relict Landscape Encapsulated By The Extremely Arid Desert Environment Since Its Abrupt Abandonment Around The 5th Century Ce." (Ab Ev)