Natural sites filling gaps cited by IUCN

Connected Sites: 36

Natural WHS that have been entered after the 2003/2004 publication of the "Filling the Gaps" document, which points out underrepresented themes and areas. Site should be labelled as such in that document, or referenced to "filling a gap" in later IUCN documents. Filling the Gaps

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Connected Sites

Cape Floral Region
Inscribed: 2004
3.40
222
5
Cape Floral Habitat
Gulf of California
Inscribed: 2005
3.51
96
6
Gulf Of California Ecoregion
Vredefort Dome
Vredefort Dome
South Africa
Inscribed: 2005
1.97
43
4
Meteorite Impact
Rainforests of the Atsinanana
Inscribed: 2007
3.49
50
3
Madagascar Moist Forests Ecoregion
Socotra Archipelago
Inscribed: 2008
3.79
23
3
Socotra Ecoregion
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
Inscribed: 2008
2.92
128
7
Tectonic Sites
Dolomites
Inscribed: 2009
4.08
326
7
Stratigraphy
Wadden Sea
Wadden Sea
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Inscribed: 2009
3.07
363
11
European Saline Wetlands
Putorana Plateau
Inscribed: 2010
3.46
5
2
Tundra
Lena Pillars
Inscribed: 2012
3.56
9
3
Tundra
Kenya Lake System
Inscribed: 2011
3.29
84
2
Rift Valley Lakes Habitat
Western Ghats
Inscribed: 2012
3.03
84
5
Western Ghats Ecoregion
Rock Islands
Inscribed: 2012
4.00
39
6
Palau Ecoregion
Tropical Rainforest Sumatra
Inscribed: 2004
3.56
58
7
Tropical Montane Forests Of Sumatra, Philippines And Sulawesi
Wrangel Island
Inscribed: 2004
2.53
2
1
Tundra
Ilulissat Icefjord
Inscribed: 2004
4.12
45
5
Polar Systems (Arctic)
Tajik National Park
Inscribed: 2013
3.46
35
3
Tectonic Sites
Namib Sand Sea
Inscribed: 2013
4.08
139
4
Namib And Kalahari Deserts Habitat
Xinjiang Tianshan
Inscribed: 2013
3.13
49
3
Cold Winter Desert - Taklamakan
Mount Hamiguitan
Mount Hamiguitan
Philippines
Inscribed: 2014
2.73
15
4
Tropical Montane Forests Of Sumatra, Philippines And Sulawesi
Okavango Delta
Inscribed: 2014
4.15
110
4
Habitats: Flooded Grasslands Such As Okavango And The Sudd Swamps
Blue and John Crow Mountains
Inscribed: 2015
2.59
57
3
The Bjcm Has Also Been Identified As A Gap In Representation Of World Heritage Sites: It Belongs To A Centre Of Plant Diversity And An Udvardy Biogeographic Province Not Yet Represented On The List And As Noted Above It Overlaps With One Of 78 Most Irreplaceable Protected Areas In The World (Ab Ev)
Lakes of Ounianga
Inscribed: 2012
3.61
8
2
Sudd-Sahelian Savanna And Flooded Grasslands Ecoregion
Sanganeb
Inscribed: 2016
3.32
5
1
Red Sea Corals
Los Alerces National Park
Inscribed: 2017
3.68
28
4
Rainforests Of Southern Chile
Chaîne des Puys
Inscribed: 2018
2.85
119
5
".. Illustrate The Overall Continental Break-Up Process And, Thus, May Becconsidered To Fill A Gap On The World Heritage List With Regard To The Theme Of Continental Rifting." (Ab Ev)
Hyrcanian Forests
Hyrcanian Forests
Azerbaijan, Iran
Inscribed: 2019
2.25
27
5
Hyrcanian Forests Centre Of Plant Diversity Which Is Not Yet Represented On The World Heritage List And Has Been Identified As A Gap. Furthermore The Nominated Property Is Situated In The Terrestrial Ecoregions (Caspian Hyrcanian Mixed Forests And Elburz Range Forest Steppe) Which Are Also Not Currently Represented On The World Heritage List. (Ab Ev)
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley
Inscribed: 2018
3.00
56
5
The Tcv Region Has Been Identified In Various Past Studies As A Gap On The World Heritage List In Terms Of Exceptional Biodiversity Values (Iucn Ev)
Tugay forests
Tugay forests
Tajikistan
Inscribed: 2023
0.38
3
1
"The Nominated Property Would Close An Important Gap On The World Heritage List As It Overlaps With The Middle Amu Darya Freshwater Ecoregion, The Badghyz And Karabil Semi-Desert Terrestrial Ecoregion And The Hindu-Kush Highlands Udvardy Biogeographical Province, All Of Which Are Currently Not Represented On The World Heritage List." (Ab Ev)
'Uruq Bani Ma'arid
Inscribed: 2023
2.59
11
1
"Its Inscription Would Be A Starting Point To Address A Significant Gap On The World Heritage List Under Criterion (Ix) As It Would Be The Only Property To Represent The Arabian Desert Udvardy Province." And "Would Also Fill A Gap On The World Heritage List Following The Delisting Of The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary World Heritage Property (Oman)." (Ab Ev)
Bale Mountains National Park
Inscribed: 2023
3.01
15
1
"Iucn’S 2013 Global Gap Analysis Noted The Bale Mountains As One Of The 78 Most Irreplaceable Protected Areas For The Conservation Of The World’S Amphibian, Bird And Mammal Species." (Ab Ev)
Evaporitic Karst and Caves
Inscribed: 2023
2.02
52
5
"Evaporitic Karst, Both Salt And Gypsum, Is Identified As A Gap On The World Heritage List In The 2008 Iucn World Heritage Caves And Karst Thematic Report And In The 2021 Iucn Geological World Heritage Global Framework." (Ab Ev)
Cold winter deserts of Turan
Cold winter deserts of Turan
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Inscribed: 2023
2.37
30
3
Central Asian Deserts (Ab Ev)
Badain Jaran Desert
Inscribed: 2024
2.69
7
1
"The 2021 Iucn Thematic Study On The Application Of Criterion (Viii) Noted That The Nominated Property Belongs To One Of The Evident Geographical Gaps (Central And East Asia) In Current Listings. The Nominated Property Also Represents Desert Lakes And Playas (I.E. Flat And Dry Desert Basins), Which Are Recognised As Lacking Appropriate Recognition On The World Heritage List. In Addition, The Nominated Property Is Seen As Holding Potential Of Filling A Gap For Evidencing Historic Climatic Change." (Ab Ev)
Marquesas Islands
Inscribed: 2024
3
0
Polynesian Rainforest
Anticosti
Inscribed: 2023
2.13
6
2
"The 2021 Iucn Study "Geological World Heritage: A Revised Global Framework For The Application Of Criterion (Viii) Of The World Heritage Convention" Highlighted As A Significant Gap On The World Heritage List "The Interface Between Palaeontology And Global Change Over Geological Timescales, Especially The Mass Extinction Events", Noting That (...) The Equally Profound Palaeozoic Extinctions At The End Of The Ordovician, Devonian And Permian Are Not Yet Represented On The World Heritage List. As A Representative Site Of The O/S Boundary Interval, The Nominated Property Would Therefore Fill An Important Identified Gap On The World Heritage List." (Official Description)