Notable lakes

Connected Sites: 27

Definition
Sites including notable lakes, or on the banks thereof.

Map

Connected Sites

  • Lake Turkana
    Inscribed: 1997
    2.64
    11
    1
    6,405 km?
  • Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.89
    186
    8
    On the banks of Lac Leman
  • Reichenau
    Reichenau
    Germany
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.61
    183
    10
    Lake Constance
  • Jeju
    Jeju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2007
    3.52
    118
    10
    "Yongcheondonggul Lava Tube was discovered recently, and it has a large lake with different salt concentrations along the depth, future detailed scientific investigations on the fauna may reveal some interesting results on its fauna and ecology. The ceiling above the lake also displays a majestic view of carbonate speleothems." - Nomination File
  • Lakes of Ounianga
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.61
    6
    2
    the largest known lake complex in a hyper arid environment (AB ev)
  • Tajik National Park
    Inscribed: 2013
    3.46
    28
    3
    Sarez Lake: the lake formed in 1911, after a great earthquake (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Southern Öland
    Inscribed: 2000
    2.62
    113
    7
    Möckelmossen "West of Möckelmossen there are three groups of house foundations which were excavated during the 1970s. Finds have included bone fragments of cattle, horse, sheep/goat and pig." - nomination file
    See sv.wikipedia.org
  • Cold winter deserts of Turan
    Cold winter deserts of Turan
    Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
    Inscribed: 2023
    2.37
    29
    3
    Lake Sarykamysh, "Throughout its history, the lake has disappeared several times and re-emerged" (AB ev)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Birka and Hovgarden
    Inscribed: 1993
    2.28
    110
    9
    At Lake Malaran
  • Willandra Lakes
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.20
    30
    4
    Dried lakes
  • West Lake
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.30
    140
    6
  • Tasmanian Wilderness
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.95
    89
    7
    Lake St. Clair, the "deepest lake in Australia" (IUCN)
  • Saryarka
    Saryarka
    Kazakhstan
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.14
    30
    4
    two main lakes L.Aksuat (22,000 ha) and L. Saramoin (12,600 ha)(UNEP-WCMC)
  • Sagarmatha National Park
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.78
    49
    3
    Gokyo Lakes
  • Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
    Prehistoric Pile Dwellings
    Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.03
    249
    15
    several sites around the Lake Constance
  • Lake Malawi
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.13
    37
    4
    30,044 km?
  • Lake Baikal
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.59
    77
    5
    31,500 km?, and deepest lake in the world
  • Kizhi Pogost
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.58
    43
    5
    On the banks of Lake Onega, the 2nd largest lake in Europe and 18th in the world
  • Golden Mountains of Altai
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.38
    22
    3
    Lake Teletskoye
  • Fertö/Neusiedlersee
    Fertö/Neusiedlersee
    Austria, Hungary
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.29
    187
    8
    Largest saline water body in Europe, important for migratory birds
  • Inscribed: 2024
    2.90
    5
    2
    "The high number of waterfowl and the importance of Kenozero Lake for migratory birds led to its recognition as Important Bird Area (260 bird species).
  • Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands
    Inscribed: 2021
    2.39
    39
    5
    A significant role within the hydrologic regime of the Kolkheti territories plays also Paliastomi Lake which is the largest of over 40 other smaller lakes in the Kolkheti wetland complex. (Nomination Text, p. 27)
  • Chaîne des Puys
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.85
    103
    5
    Gour de Tazenat: a volcanic crater formed by a phreatomagmatic eruption.
  • Bali Subak system
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.16
    211
    6
    Volcanic lake Batur
  • Rideau Canal
    Inscribed: 2007
    2.65
    152
    7
    Includes the Lower, Upper and Big Rideau lakes
  • Kenya Lake System
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.18
    69
    3
    Lake Elementaita, Lake Nakuru and Lake Bogoria
  • Ohrid Region
    Ohrid Region
    Albania, North Macedonia
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.41
    205
    7
    Lake Ohrid: probably the oldest lake in Europe and with impressive endemism