Marine sites

Sites which are predominantly "marine" - defined as the marine (M) area being greater than the terrestrial (T) area of the site.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Marine sites':

  • Belize Barrier Reef Total inscribed area 96000h. The only "terrestrial areas" are reefs since island areas along the reef have been excluded.
  • Cocos Island 977 sq kms M, 24 sq kms T
  • Galapagos Islands 133000 sq kms M (after extension in 2001), 76651 sq kms T
  • Gough and Inaccessible Islands 390000h M (after extension in 2004), 7900h T
  • Great Barrier Reef Total inscribed area of almost 35million h. Exact ratio of terrestrial - marine not stated but must be significantly scewed towards "marine".
  • Lagoons of New Caledonia
  • Tubbataha Reefs Total area 33200h. There are only 2 "islets" at .3h and 800 sq m - the rest is reef and sea
  • Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino 370000h. All (almost?) of this area is marine. But the documentation is difficult to assess since it still includes the massive terrestrial area originally proposed for inclusion but which was excluded following the Bureau meeting in 1993