IUGS Geological Heritage Sites

Connected Sites: 47

Definition

WHS represented on the list of IUGS Geological Heritage Sites.

Map

Connected Sites

Chengjiang Fossil Site

China

Inscribed: 2012

1.71

30

7

Cambrian Chengjiang Fossil Site and Lagerstätte
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Inscribed: 2012

3.62

197

6

The Sugar Loaf monolith of Rio de Janeiro
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Victoria Falls

Zambia, Zimbabwe

Inscribed: 1989

4.48

137

5

Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Namib Sand Sea

Namibia

Inscribed: 2013

4.08

114

4

Namib Sand Sea
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Hierapolis-Pamukkale

Turkiye

Inscribed: 1988

3.95

237

7

Pamukkale Travertines
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Skocjan Caves

Slovenia

Inscribed: 1986

3.65

233

10

Škocjan Caves in the Classical Karst
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Northern Martinique

France

Inscribed: 2023

3.15

34

2

Montagne Pelée volcano
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Tassili n'Ajjer

Algeria

Inscribed: 1982

3.62

21

2

The Ordovician glacial pavements of the Tassili n’Ajjer
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Miguasha National Park

Canada

Inscribed: 1999

2.44

48

5

The Late Devonian fossil-fish Lagerstätte of Miguasha
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Pyrénées - Mont Perdu

France, Spain

Inscribed: 1997

3.57

122

7

Monte Perdido massif tectonic structure
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Vredefort Dome

South Africa

Inscribed: 2005

1.97

36

4

Vredefort Dome
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Messel Pit

Germany

Inscribed: 1995

2.22

182

9

Eocene paleontological record of Messel Pit Fossil site
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Dinosaur Provincial Park

Canada

Inscribed: 1979

3.42

82

9

Dinosaur Provincial Park
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago

Viet Nam

Inscribed: 1994

4.00

260

17

Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba Archipelago
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Joggins Fossil Cliffs

Canada

Inscribed: 2008

2.77

73

8

“Coal Age” Joggins Fossil Cliffs
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Iguazu National Park

Argentina

Inscribed: 1984

4.36

203

9

Iguazú / Iguaçu waterfalls
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats

Republic of Korea

Inscribed: 2021

2.71

42

6

Getbol Tidal Flats
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Mistaken Point

Canada

Inscribed: 2016

3.41

34

7

Ediacaran fossil site of Mistaken Point
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Yosemite National Park

United States of America

Inscribed: 1984

4.28

290

12

Yosemite Valley
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Yellowstone

United States of America

Inscribed: 1978

4.49

215

12

The Yellowstone volcanic and hydrothermal system
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Wadi Al-Hitan

Egypt

Inscribed: 2005

3.49

52

10

Whale Valley, Cetacea and Sirenia Eocene fossils of Wadi Al-Hitan
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Vatnajökull National Park

Iceland

Inscribed: 2019

4.07

185

7

Vatnajökull
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Uluru

Australia

Inscribed: 1987

4.39

141

6

Uluru inselberg
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Te Wahipounamu

New Zealand

Inscribed: 1986

4.18

122

11

Fjords and towering sea cliffs of Fiordland
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona

Switzerland

Inscribed: 2008

2.96

120

7

Glarus Thrust
See iugs-geoheritage.org
South China Karst

China

Inscribed: 2007

3.88

130

8

Shilin Karst & Guilin Karst
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Shark Bay

Australia

Inscribed: 1991

3.58

40

2

Shark Bay
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Sagarmatha National Park

Nepal

Inscribed: 1979

3.78

49

3

The Ordovician rocks of Mount Everest
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Okavango Delta

Botswana

Inscribed: 2014

4.15

87

4

The Okavango Delta
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Ngorongoro

Tanzania

Inscribed: 1979

4.36

128

4

Palaeoanthropological sites of Human Evolution of Laetoli – Olduvai Gorge & Ngorongoro Crater
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Meteora

Greece

Inscribed: 1988

4.32

241

10

The Oligocene-Miocene molassic and rock pinacles of Meteora
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Mammoth Cave

United States of America

Inscribed: 1981

3.25

124

5

Mammoth Cave
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Lut Desert

Iran

Inscribed: 2016

3.40

25

3

Yardang (Kalut) in the Lut Desert
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Kinabalu Park

Malaysia

Inscribed: 2000

3.25

93

6

Mount Kinabalu Neogene Granite
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Kilimanjaro National Park

Tanzania

Inscribed: 1987

3.91

85

7

The Pleistocene Kilimanjaro Volcano
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Ischigualasto / Talampaya

Argentina

Inscribed: 2000

3.63

36

7

Triassic Dinosaurs and mammalian reptiles from Ischigualasto
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Heritage of Mercury

Slovenia, Spain

Inscribed: 2012

2.65

153

8

The giant mercury deposit of the Almadén syncline
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Gros Morne National Park

Canada

Inscribed: 1987

3.91

66

10

Mohorovičić discontinuity at Gros Morne National Park
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Grand Canyon

United States of America

Inscribed: 1979

4.40

382

21

The Grand Canyon and The Great Unconformity at Grand Canyon
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Göreme NP and Cappadocia

Turkiye

Inscribed: 1985

4.28

232

6

The Miocene Cappadocian Ignimbrites sequence
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Giant's Causeway

United Kingdom

Inscribed: 1986

3.65

248

12

The Paleocene volcanic rocks of the Giant’s Causeway and Causeway Coast
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Dorset and East Devon Coast

United Kingdom

Inscribed: 2001

3.33

203

14

Jurassic Coast: Lyme Regis
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Chaîne des Puys

France

Inscribed: 2018

2.85

104

5

The Holocene Puy-de-Dôme and Petit-Puy-de-Dôme volcanoes
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

Canada

Inscribed: 1984

4.42

181

9

Burgess Shale Cambrian Palaeontological Record
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Andrefana Dry Forests

Madagascar

Inscribed: 1990

3.84

29

4

Tsingy of Bemaraha
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Iguacu

Brazil

Inscribed: 1986

4.27

203

10

Iguazú / Iguaçu waterfalls
See iugs-geoheritage.org
Los Glaciares

Argentina

Inscribed: 1981

4.35

117

7

Perito Moreno Glacier
See iugs-geoheritage.org