Oil Spill

Connected Sites: 5

WHS that have been hit by significant oil spill after their inscription.

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Connected Sites

West Norwegian Fjords
West Norwegian Fjords
Norway
Inscribed: 2005
4.21
287
9
Large Amount Of Oil Has Leaked From A Cruise Ship In The Unesco World Heritage-Listed Geiranger Fjord (2009)
See Seattletimes.Com
The Sundarbans
The Sundarbans
Bangladesh
Inscribed: 1997
2.82
34
2
Small Coastal Oil Tanker Sank After Being Rammed By Another Vessel From Behind, Releasing Approximately 400,000 Liters Of Oil In The Water (2014)
See Whc.Unesco.Org
Gough and Inaccessible Islands
Gough and Inaccessible Islands
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1995
2.55
9
3
Oil From The Wrecked Freighter 'Oliva' ... Reached Inaccessible Island (2011)
See Oceandoctor.Org
East Rennell
East Rennell
Solomon Islands
Inscribed: 1998
3.14
2
3
"On 4 February 2019, The Bulk Carrier Mv Solomon Trader Ran Aground In Kangava Bay, Rennell Island, While Loading Bauxite Ore. While The Grounding And Consecutive Oil Spill Occurred Just Outside The World Heritage Property, There Is Concern For A Possible Impact On The World Heritage Site And The Livelihoods Of The Local Communities."
See Whc.Unesco.Org
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park
United States of America
Inscribed: 1981
3.86
190
8
"The Park Has Suffered Two Large Oil Spills From Offshore Shipping Since 1988 And Remains Vulnerable To Such Accident" (Coastal Whs Book), Once In 1991.
See Www.Nytimes.Com