Tidal effects
WHS showing remarkable tidal changes or other tidal effects.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aldabra Atoll | Aldabra has very large tides for a coral atoll (cf others in Pacific and Indian Oceans). This shapes the ecology e.g the undercut "Champigon" pillars. See | |
| Bordeaux | Garonne's tidal bore (un mascaret) | |
| Dorset and East Devon Coast | a tidal lagoon known as The Fleet, one of the most important saline lagoons in Europe (Coastal WHS) | |
| Getbol, Korean Tidal Flat | diverse tidal flat ecosystems. Whilst all component parts are representative of archipelagic tidal flats in the Yellow Sea, each component part represents one of four tidal flat subtypes of Getbol: the estuarine type, open embayed type, archipelago type and semi-enclosed type. (AB ev) | |
| Grand Pré | marked by one of the most extreme tidal ranges in the world, averaging at 11.6 metres (Unesco) | |
| Gulf of California | tidal mixing associated to tides that can reach over 10m high (AB ev) | |
| Itsukushima Shrine | the shrine is designed by use the tidal effect to make the place look floating | |
| Joggins Fossil Cliffs | Fundy Bay with the highest tides in the world. The beach cannot be visited during high tides. | |
| Komodo National Park | high degree of oxygenation resulting from the strong tidal currents (Coastal WHS) | |
| Lorentz National Park | tidal swamps (Coastal WHS) | |
| Migratory Bird Sanctuaries | the world’s largest intertidal mudflat + ... Due to the tidal asymmetry (fast flood tides and slow ebb tides), the sediments transported by tides can be accumulated in the intertidal zone (nom file) | |
| Mont-Saint-Michel | tidal island - The tides can vary greatly, at roughly 14 metres (46 ft) between high and low water marks (wiki) | |
| Peninsula Valdes | The Isla de los Pajaros is an 18 ha island 800m off the southeast coast of Golfo San José connected to the mainland at low tide (UNEP-WCMC) | |
| The Sundarbans | The landscape is dynamic, constantly moulded and altered by tidal action (UNEP-WCMC) | |
| Wadden Sea | Complex tide-dominated barrier coast (not deltaic). (AB) | |
| West Lake | part of the inscription zone include Qiantang River bank where the Qiantang Tidal Bore which is the world largest occured |
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