Peat

Connected Sites: 32

WHS that contain peat lands or structures made out of peat, "an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs". See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peat

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Connected Sites

Tropical Rainforest Sumatra
Inscribed: 2004
3.56
58
7
"The Site Contains Significant And Important Natural Habitats, Ranging From Coastal, Lowland, Hill, Sub-Montane, Peat Swamp, ......." (Nom File)
Laponian Area
Inscribed: 1996
3.36
89
7
"(Sjaunja Nature Reserve) Contains The Largest Mire (Peat -Based Wetland) In All Of Western Europe Outside The Soviet Union." (Ab)
Virgin Komi Forests
Inscribed: 1995
2.53
15
4
"Vast Area Of Conifers, Aspens, Birches, Peat Bogs..." (Ab)
L'Anse aux Meadows
Inscribed: 1978
3.15
0
8
This Coastal Site Which Is Loacated On A Coastline Covered By Peat Bogs" (Ab) And "A Wooden Structure Covered With Turf Taken Fran The Peat Bog" (Ab)
Schokland
Schokland
Netherlands
Inscribed: 1995
1.91
0
11
The Reclamation And Occupation Of Peat Areas (Ab Ev)
Kuk
Kuk
Papua New Guinea
Inscribed: 2008
1.46
0
3
"The Remains Of Former Agricultural Practices Are Mostly Buried And Preserved Underneath Deposits That Have Accumulated In The Wetland Through ...... In Situ Peat Accumulation" And "Comparison Of The Records And Finds From Archaeological Excavations In The 1970s (Following Drainage) And In The Late 1990s (25 Years After Drainage For The Station), Indicate That Only The Upper Peat Layer That Accumulated In The Last 100 Years Has Been Severely Degraded" (Nom File)
Tasmanian Wilderness
Inscribed: 1982
3.93
0
7
"Some Features, Such As Striped Bogs And Peat Mounds Appear To Have Characteristics That Make Them Globally Unique" (Nom File)
Macquarie Island
Inscribed: 1997
3.75
0
0
"Vast Waterlogged Areas On The Coastal Platform Are Heavily Vegetated, Forming A Mire Based On Deep Peat Beds And Known Locally As "Featherbed" From The Sensation Gained When Walking Over Them. Old Sea Stacks Testify To The Continual Uplifting Of The Island As They Protrude Through The Peat Beds, Some Of Them Now Being Several Hundred Metres From The Existing Coastline" (See Link)
See Www.Environment.Gov.Au
Sub-Antarctic Islands
Inscribed: 1998
4.06
0
0
Auckland Islands "This Paper Contains A Description Of The Peat Soils On Part Of The Auckland Islands Which Lie In The South Pacific Ocean Approximately 200 Miles South Of New Zealand. Peat Forms A Blanket Over The Surface Of The Islands And Is The Parent Material Of Most Of The Soils
See Www.Tandfonline.Com
Te Wahipounamu
Te Wahipounamu
New Zealand
Inscribed: 1986
4.19
0
11
"Sizeable Open Wetlands, Including High Fertility Swamps And Low Fertility Peat Bogs, Are A Particular Feature Of The South Westland Coastal Plain." (Ab)
Beemster Polder
Beemster Polder
Netherlands
Inscribed: 1999
1.97
0
10
De Beemster Was Formerly A Chain Of Peat Bogs (Ab Ev)
High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
Inscribed: 2000
2.82
0
5
Lakes Evolve From Bays And Develop Into Marshes And Peat Fens (Ab Ev)
St. Kilda
St. Kilda
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.50
0
4
Cleits - Small Drystone Structures - Were Used To Store Peat And Turf Which Were Both Used As Fuel
Kernavė
Kernavė
Lithuania
Inscribed: 2004
2.28
0
8
The Remains Of The City Were Covered With An Alluvial Earth Layer, That Formed Wet Peat And Preserved Intact The Relics
Durmitor National Park
Inscribed: 1980
3.42
0
6
Vegetation Zones Include .. Peat Bogs (Unep - Wcmc)
Białowieża Forest
Białowieża Forest
Belarus, Poland
Inscribed: 1979
2.73
0
8
A Mosaic Of Peat Bogs, Streams And River Valleys (Unep-Wcmc)
Primeval Beech Forests
Primeval Beech Forests
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine
Inscribed: 2007
2.75
0
37
Some Peat In The Valleys (Unep-Wcmc)
Gough and Inaccessible Islands
Inscribed: 1995
2.55
0
3
Inaccessible Isladn: The Soil Is Undeveloped And Coarse, Mostly Covered By Thick Peat (Unep-Wcmc)
Lorentz National Park
Inscribed: 1999
3.34
0
1
Freshwater Peat Swamps (Unep-Wcmc)
Volcanoes of Kamchatka
Inscribed: 1996
4.31
0
2
Peat Wetlands Covered With Crowberry (Unep-Wcmc)
Jelling
Jelling
Denmark
Inscribed: 1994
2.37
0
10
Both Burial Mounds Consist Of Turf/Peat.
Tajik National Park
Inscribed: 2013
3.46
0
3
Karakul (Black Lake): .. With Its Islands, Marshes, Wet Meadows, Peat Bogs (Wiki)
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland
Inscribed: 2011
2.03
0
15
The Dwellings In Fiavé Are Located In A Peat Bog
Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands
Inscribed: 2021
2.47
0
5
The Colchic Wetlands Comprise A Wide Range Of Ecosystems But By Far The Most Relevant To The Proposed Ouv Of The Series Are Peatlands. Within The Typology Of European Mire Regions, The Peatlands Of The Colchis Form One Of Ten Distinct Mire Regions Of Pan-Europe. Reflecting The Warm-Temperate Environment, This Region Forms A Structural And Functional Transition Between The Peatlands Of The Boreal And Those Of The Tropical Zones. (Nomination Text, P. 23)
Glacier parks
Glacier parks
Canada, United States of America
Inscribed: 1979
4.08
0
5
The Property Contains Some Peatlands, Which Are Ombrogenous Acrotelm Mires (Raised Bogs) As Well As Surface Flow Mires (Blanket Bogs). (Colchic Rainforests And Wetlands Nomination Text, P. 110)
Colonies of Benevolence
Colonies of Benevolence
Belgium, Netherlands
Inscribed: 2021
2.15
0
7
The Colonies Of Benevolence Created A Highly Functional Landscape Out Of Isolated Peat And Heath Wastelands Through The Domestic Colonisation Of Paupers. (Official Description)
Lake District
Lake District
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 2017
3.52
0
7
"Other Functional Structures That Can Be Found In The Fields Include Peat Storage Huts" (Ab Ev)
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats
Inscribed: 2021
2.71
0
6
"Sand Dunes Behind The Outer Islands Of Shinan Getbol Host Sedimentary Deposits As Thick As 40 M. At The Base Of The Deposits, Well Rounded Gravel Lags Are Present. Above The Gravel Lag Layer, Mud Facies Containing Coarse Sands And Several Layers Of Peat Occurs As Well As Homogeneous Mud Facies." (Nomination Text, P. 128)
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves
Inscribed: 1983
2.90
0
5
"Other Particularities Of Major Conservation Value Include High Altitude Bogs" (Ouv), "Peat Deposits Are Found Extensively Throughout Central America And The Caribbean Region, ... Some Examples Of These Types Are .. The Talamanca Mountain Blanket Deposits Of Costa Rica (Mountain-Top)."(See Link)
See Link.Springer.Com
Great Spa Towns of Europe
Great Spa Towns of Europe
Austria, Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Inscribed: 2021
3.28
0
15
The Spa Therapeutic And Recreational Spa Landscape Of Františkovy Lázně Is An Extraordinary Example Of A Cultural Landscape That Was Created From Initially Monotonous Peat Lands And Moorlands To Meet The Needs Of Spa Treatments In Several Steps". Františkovy Lázně "Gained In Popularity And Prominence Due, In Particular, To Its Pioneering Peat Treatments" And "Boasts The Oldest Peat Spa In The World". (Nomination File, P. 111, 122, 125)
Nyungwe National Park
Inscribed: 2023
2.81
0
1
"The Kamiranzovu Swamp With Nearly 1,300 Ha Of Peat Bog. This Is Reported To Be The Largest Peat Bog In Africa Preserving Pollen Archives Of At Least 200,000 To 300,000 Years." (Ab Ev)
The Flow Country
The Flow Country
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 2024
2.03
0
3
It's A Blanket Bog, "An Area Of Peatland In Which High Rainfall And Low Evapotranspiration Allow Peat To Develop Over Large Expanses." (Ab Ev)