Biosphere Reserves which are wholly or partially World Heritage Sites. World Heritage Sites connected to 'World Biosphere Reserves': "W" National Park of Niger 'W' Region (established 1996 in Niger; extension to Benin and Burkina Faso in 2002)Air and Ténéré Aďr et Ténéré (1997)Alejandro de Humboldt National Park Cuchillas del Toa (1987)Atlantic Forest Part of Mata Atlântica (including Sao Paulo City Green Belt) (1993; extension 2002) Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Puszcza Bialowieska Belovezhskaya Pushcha (1993) / Bialowieza (1976)Cape Floral Region Cape Winelands (2007)Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst Separate Biospheres in Hungary (Aggtelek (1979)) and Slovakia (Slovenský Kras (1977))Central Amazon Conservation Complex Central Amazon (2001)Central Sikhote-Alin Sikhote Alin (1978)Cerrado Protected Areas Cerrado (1993; extension 2000 and 2001)Cilento and Vallo di Diano Cilento and Vallo di Diano (1997)Comoé National Park Comoé (1983)Danube Delta Danube Delta (1979 and extension 1992 of Romanian part; addition of Ukrainian part (Dunainsky) to make a transfrontier BR in 1998Darien National Park Darién (1983)Discovery Coast Part of Mata Atlântica (including Sao Paulo City Green Belt) (1993; extension 2002) Dja Faunal Reserve Dja (1981)Dońana National Park Part of Dońana (1980)Durmitor National Park Part of Tara River Basin (1976)Everglades Everglades & Dry Tortugas (1976)Fertö/Neusiedlersee Separate Biosphere Reserves in Hungary (Lake Fertö (1979)) and Austria (Neusiedler See (1977))Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda Sierra Gorda BR (some of the missions)Fraser Island Great Sandy (2009)Galapagos Islands Archipielágo de Colon (Galápagos) (1984)Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz Flusslandschaft Elbe (1979, extension 1997)Glacier parks Includes Glacier-Bay Admiralty Island (1986)Golden Mountains of Altai Katunsky (2000)Golden Mountains of Altai Altaisky (2009)Great Smoky Mountains Part of Southern Appalachian (1989)Gulf of California Islas del Golgo de California (1995) Hawaii Volcanoes Part of Hawaiian Islands (1980)Hoi An Cu Lao Cham – Hoi An (2009)Hortobágy Hortobágy (1979)Huanglong Huanglong (2000)Huascaran National Park Huascarán (1977)Ichkeul National Park Ichkeul (1977)Jeju Includes Jeju Island (2002)Jiuzhaigou Valley Jiuzhaigou Valley (1997)Ksar of Aďt-Ben-Haddou Oasis du sud marocain (2000)Lake Baikal Baikalskyi (1986) and Barguzinskyi (1986)Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape Part of Lower Morava (2003)Macquarie Island (1977)Mammoth Cave Part of Mammoth Cave Area (1990 & 1996)Manu National Park Manu (1977)Mapungubwe Vhembe (2009)Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve Mariposa Monarca (2006)Mount Kenya Mount Kenya (1978)Mount Nimba Part of Mont Nimba (1980)Mount Wuyi Wuyishan (1987)Ngorongoro Part of Serengeti-Ngorongoro (1981)Niokolo-Koba National Park Niokolo-Koba (1981)Olympic National Park Olympic (1976)Pantanal Part of larger Pantanal (2000)Pirin National Park Includes Doupki-Djindjiritza (1977)Pompei Part of Somma-Vesuvio and Miglio d’Oro (1997)Primeval Beech Forests Part of East Carpathians (1998), which also includes Polish territoryPuerto-Princesa Subterranean River Part of Palawan (1990)Pyrénées - Mount Perdu Ordesa-Vińamala (1977) covers Spanish partRedwood Part of California Coast Ranges (1983)Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve Rio Plátano (1980)Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco Located in El Vizcaino (1993)Roman Walls of Lugo Terras do Mińo (2002)Serengeti Part of Serengeti-Ngorongoro (1981)Serra da Capivara National Park Caatinga (2001)Sian Ka'an Sian Ka'an (1986)Sinharaja Forest Sinharaja (1978)Socotra Archipelago Socotra Archipelago (2003)South China Karst Includes Maolan (1996)Srebarna Nature Reserve Srébarna (1977)Studenica Monastery Golija-Studenica (2001)Sundarbans National Park Sunderban (2001)Taď National Park Taď (1977)Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves Separate Biosphere Reserves in Panama (La Amistad (2000))and Costa Rica (La Amistad (1982))Tassili n'Ajjer (1986)Tikal National Park Part of Maya (1990)Tubbataha Reefs Part of Palawan (1990)Uluru Uluru (Ayer's Rock Mount Olga) (1977)Uvs Nuur Basin Uvs Nuur Basin (Mongolia, 1997), Ubsunorskaya Kotlovina (Russia, 1997)Valley of Flowers National Park Nanda Devi (2004)Virgin Komi Forests Pechoro-Ilychskiy (1984)Volcanoes of Kamchatka Includes Kronotskiy (1984)Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Separate Biosphere Reserves Waterton (1979) and Glacier (1976)Western Caucasus Kavkazskiy (1978)Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino Located in El Vizcaino (1993)Yakushima Yakushima Island (1980)Yellowstone Yellowstone (1976)
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