Natural landscape, Marine / Coastal

Belize Barrier-Reef
The Belize Barrier Reef is a series of coral reefs straddling the coast of Belize, roughly 300 m (0.2 mile) offshore in the north and 40 km (25 mile) in the south.
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Brazilian Atlantic Islands
Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas are two islands off Brazil's coast, in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Cocos Island National Park
Cocos Island is an island located off the shore of Costa Rica, in the Pacific Ocean. Surrounded by deep waters with counter-currents, it is known for its populations of Hammerhead sharks, rays and dolphins.
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Coiba National Park
Coiba National Park, in the Gulf of Chiriqui in the central Pacific, is home to 760 species of fish, 33 shark species and 20 cetacean species.
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Dorset and East Devon Coast
The cliff exposures along the Dorset and East Devon coast provide an almost continuous sequence of rock formations spanning the Mesozoic Era, or some 185 million years of the earth’s history.
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Galapagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago made up of 13 main volcanic islands, 6 smaller islands, and 107 rocks and islets.
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Gough Island Wildlife Reserve
Gough and Inaccessible Island are volcanic islands rising from the South Atlantic Ocean and a protected wildlife reserve.
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Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, composed of roughly 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands, that stretch for 2,600 kilometres covering an area of approximately 344,400 km².
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Guanacaste
The Area de Conservación Guanacaste comprises Santa Rosa, Guanacaste, Rincón de la Vieja National Parks and the Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge.
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Gulf of California
Comprising 244 islands and marine areas, the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California in north-eastern Mexico is home to 39 percent of the world's total marine mammal species and a third of the world's marine cetacean species.
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Gulf of Porto
The jagged and sheer cliffs contain many grottos and are flanked by numerous stacks and almost inaccessible islets and coves, such as Tuara.
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Ibiza
Ibiza provides an excellent example of the interaction between the marine and coastal ecosystems. It also preserves considerable evidence of its long history.
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Kvarken Archipelago / High Coast
The High Coast and the Kvarken Archipelago (added in 2006 as an extension to this World Heritage site) are outstanding examples of glaciation processes.
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Malpelo
Malpelo Island and its marine environment were placed on the World Heritage List because of their natural beauty (a superb diving site) and its fishing-free status which protects the sharks, turtles and other sea animals.
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Peninsula Valdes
The Valdes Peninsula (Spanish Península Valdés) is a peninsula along the Atlantic coast in the Biedma Department in the north east of Chubut Province, Argentina.
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Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River
The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is located about 50 kilometers north of the city of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.
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Shark Bay
Shark Bay, covering an area of 23,000 square kilometres, is an area of major zoological importance. It is home to about 10,000 dugongs (sea cows), and there are many dolphins.
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Shiretoko
Shiretoko National Park, located on the Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido, is one of Japan's most beautiful and unspoiled national parks.
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Te Wahipounamu
Te Wâhipounamu is thought to contain some of the best modern representations of the original flora and fauna present in Gondwanaland,.
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Tubbataha Reef Marine Park
Tubbataha was designated a WHS because it represents a unique example of pristine atoll reef, with a very high diversity of fish.
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West Norwegian Fjords
Geirangerfjord and Naeroyfjord, in the southwest of Norway, are among the world's longest and deepest fjords, offering outstanding scenery, with crystalline rock walls that rise up to 1,400 metres from the sea.
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Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
The El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve is located at the center of the Baja California Peninsula. The World Heritage Committee has recognized the exceptional universal value of the site as a sanctuary for grey whales and other important species.
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