Best seen from the sky
Features / specific locations within WHS that are best seen from the sky. Features should be named.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Andrefana Dry Forests | ||
| Belize Barrier Reef | Great Blue Hole | |
| Brasilia | "often compared to the shape of a bird in flight" | |
| Fortifications of Vauban | Especially the star-shaped forts such as Neuf-Brisach | |
| Hopewell | ||
| Lençóis Maranhenses National Park | The site is famous for and named after its ‘crumpled sheet’ effect, with uncountable ripples and folds in the sand created by wind erosion. | |
| Mijikenda Kaya Forests | "They appear undisturbed, but in fact all true Kaya forests bear the clear imprint of man. They have visible clearings in their centers and a system of deeply incised and well worn paths leading to and from these spaces. In some of the clearings, there will be stands of coconut trees, indicating past settlement. From the air this consistent pattern of paths and clearings in the Ma-kaya is particularly striking. The effect is that of land sculpture" (nom file p10) | |
| Nasca Lines | ||
| Poverty Point | Especially for the six peculiar concentric earthen ridges: "The scale of the ridges is so massive that it wasn't until researchers examined aerial photographs that they were able to recognize the geometric design." (wiki) | |
| Purnululu National Park | Bungle Bungle Range sandstone towers | |
| Venetian Works of Defence | Palmanova | |
| Vredefort Dome | ||
| Yellowstone | Grand Prismatic Spring |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Best seen from the sky?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
- Not duplicate or merely subdivide the "Category" assignment already identified on this site.
- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source