Atlantic Ocean
WHS related to the Atlantic Ocean, where
a. boundary of the core zone touches the Ocean coast (including the "tideway" of estuaries)
OR
b. OUV mentions the Atlantic Ocean
"Marginal seas" that have their own connection take precedence over the connection with the Atlantic Ocean (elsewhere the Ocean is applied)
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Alejandro de Humboldt National Park | ||
| Angra do Heroismo | ||
| Atlantic Forest South-East | ||
| Banc d'Arguin | Part of the East Atlantic migratory flyway and faces the Atlantic. It was also part of the Atlantic trade route down the African coast | |
| Brazilian Atlantic Islands | ||
| Bridgetown | ||
| Cape Floral Region | includes Cape Point | |
| Cidade Velha | ||
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | The north coast on the Celtic Sea, part of the Atlantic Ocean (wiki) | |
| Discovery Coast | ||
| Fortifications of Vauban | -La tour Dorée de Camaret-sur-Mer -La citadelle el l'enceinte de Saint-Martin-de-Ré -Les tours-observatoires de Tatihou et de la Hougue | |
| Forts and Castles Gold Coast | ||
| Garajonay | Laurel forest is specific to the North Atlantic | |
| Gough and Inaccessible Islands | ||
| Grand-Bassam | ||
| Ilulissat Icefjord | Ilulissat debouches into either Baffin Bay or Davis Strait. | |
| Island of Gorée | ||
| Island of Saint-Louis | ||
| Kujataa | ||
| L'Anse aux Meadows | ||
| La Fortaleza | At the Bay of San Juan, which opens into the Atlantic | |
| Laurisilva of Madeira | Laurel forest is specific to the North Atlantic | |
| Liverpool | "Located at the tidal mouth of the river Mersey where it meets the Irish Sea" (UNESCO) - a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean. Criterion ii of the inscription "Liverpool was the leading international seaport of the British Empire and Europe's foremost transatlantic port from the 18th century to the early 20th century" (AB) | |
| Mazagan | ||
| Medina of Essaouira | ||
| Mistaken Point | ||
| Namib Sand Sea | ||
| Old Town Lunenburg | Offshore Atlantic fishery | |
| Olinda | ||
| Oporto | Located at the mouth of the Douro at the Atlantic Ocean | |
| Paramaribo | At the Suriname River, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean a few kms downstream | |
| Peninsula Valdes | ||
| Pico Island | ||
| Rabat | The city is located on the Atlantic coast (AB ev) | |
| Red Bay Basque Whaling Station | ||
| Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro is on the far western part of a strip of Brazil's Atlantic coast (wiki) | |
| Robben Island | ||
| Rock Art of Alta | In the Norwegian Sea (a marginal sea in the North Atlantic Ocean) | |
| Saloum Delta | ||
| Salvador de Bahia | ||
| Sceilg Mhichíl | ||
| St. George, Bermuda | At St. George's Harbour, open to the Atlantic Ocean at Gunner Bay | |
| St. Kilda | ||
| Surtsey | ||
| Teide National Park | Teide Volcano is the highest point in the Atlantic Ocean | |
| Tower of Hercules | ||
| Valongo Wharf |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Atlantic Ocean?
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