Lava tubes
WHS that include Lava tubes, "a roofed conduit through which molten lava travels away from its vent" (wiki)
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| El Pinacate | "of a series of impressive large craters and more than 400 cinder cones, lava flows, and lava tubes" (OUV) | |
| Galapagos Islands | Sta Cruz - near Bellavista | |
| Hawaii Volcanoes | Thurston Lava Tube | |
| Heard and McDonald Islands | "The few known lava tube caves in the Galapagos Islands and Heard and MacDonald Islands are relatively short and less significant" - taken from the comparative evaluation part of the AB review for Jeju | |
| Jeju | "The Geomunoreum lava tube system, which is regarded as the finest such cave system in the world, has an outstanding visual impact even for those experienced with such phenomena." (OUV) | |
| Morne Trois Pitons | Stinking Hole, a lava tube in the middle of the forest (UNEP-WCMC) | |
| Mount Etna | ||
| Rapa Nui | ||
| Teide National Park | Cueva de las Roques |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Lava tubes?
A connection should:
- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
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