Marine sites

Connected Sites: 23

Sites which are predominantly "marine" - defined as the marine (M) area being greater than the terrestrial (T) area of the site.

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Connected Sites

Great Barrier Reef
Inscribed: 1981
4.21
240
8
Total Inscribed Area Of Almost 35million H. Exact Ratio Of Terrestrial - Marine Not Stated But Must Be Significantly Scewed Towards "Marine".
Belize Barrier Reef
Inscribed: 1996
3.52
145
11
Total Inscribed Area 96000h. The Only "Terrestrial Areas" Are Reefs Since Island Areas Along The Reef Have Been Excluded.
Cocos Island
Cocos Island
Costa Rica
Inscribed: 1997
3.85
8
2
977 Sq Kms M, 24 Sq Kms T
Galapagos Islands
Inscribed: 1978
4.62
141
9
133000 Sq Kms M (After Extension In 2001), 76651 Sq Kms T
Tubbataha Reefs
Tubbataha Reefs
Philippines
Inscribed: 1993
3.06
14
5
Total Area 33200h. There Are Only 2 "Islets" At .3h And 800 Sq M - The Rest Is Reef And Sea
Gough and Inaccessible Islands
Inscribed: 1995
2.55
9
3
390000h M (After Extension In 2004), 7900h T
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
Inscribed: 1993
3.68
36
6
370000h. All (Almost?) Of This Area Is Marine. But The Documentation Is Difficult To Assess Since It Still Includes The Massive Terrestrial Area Originally Proposed For Inclusion But Which Was Excluded Following The Bureau Meeting In 1993
Lagoons of New Caledonia
Inscribed: 2008
3.53
39
2
Surtsey
Surtsey
Iceland
Inscribed: 2008
2.72
50
9
Papahanaumokuakea
Papahanaumokuakea
United States of America
Inscribed: 2010
3.11
8
1
Phoenix Islands
Inscribed: 2010
1.74
3
0
Rock Islands
Inscribed: 2012
4.00
39
6
Unesco Map States "Percentage Marine 95% Land 5%"
Ningaloo Coast
Inscribed: 2011
3.47
48
4
Total Nominated Area Of 708,350 Hectares Contains Interconnected Marine (71%) And Terrestrial (29%) Values And Features (Ab Ev)
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
Inscribed: 2000
2.82
117
5
"Note That About 71% Of The Property Is Sea" - Retrospective Statement Of Ouv
St. Kilda
St. Kilda
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.50
30
4
The Archipelago Was Originally Inscribed With A Land Area Of 854.6 Ha. The 2004 Extension To Cover Cultural Criteria And An Extra Natural Criterion Added A Marine Area Of 23,346.8 Ha. Giving A Total Marine Area Of C 96%
Wadden Sea
Wadden Sea
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Inscribed: 2009
3.07
363
11
Sanganeb
Inscribed: 2016
3.32
5
1
Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
Inscribed: 2016
3.66
6
1
French Austral Lands and Seas
Inscribed: 2019
5
0
66,530,100 Ha M, 766,900 Ha T
Vegaøyan
Inscribed: 2004
2.56
49
6
6881 Ha Of Land Within A Total Area Of 107294 Ha.
Cordouan Lighthouse
Inscribed: 2021
3.00
41
5
Brazilian Atlantic Islands
Inscribed: 2001
3.21
20
4
A Terrestrial Area Of 1,190ha And A Marine Area Of 9,580ha
Marquesas Islands
Inscribed: 2024
3
0
3,151 Sq Km Marine, 307 Sq Km Terrestrial (Map In Ab Ev)