Natural World Heritage in Asia and the Pacific

72 of the 313 properties in Asia and the Pacific are natural, spread over 25 countries; the most recent was inscribed in 2024.

Natural 72

Site	Country	Year	Type	Criteria
Badain Jaran Desert	China	2024	Natural	vii viii
Cold Winter Deserts of Turan	Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Turkmenistan	2023	Natural	ix x
Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve	Tajikistan	2023	Natural	ix
Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island	Japan	2021	Natural	x
Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats	South Korea	2021	Natural	x
Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex	Thailand	2021	Natural	x
Hyrcanian Forests	Iran Azerbaijan	2019	Natural	ix
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China (Phase I)	China	2019	Natural	x
Fanjingshan	China	2018	Natural	x
Hoh Xil	China	2017	Natural	vii x
Landscapes of Dauria	Mongolia Russia	2017	Natural	ix x
Dasht-e Lut	Iran	2016	Natural	vii viii
Hubei Shennongjia	China	2016	Natural	ix x
Western Tian Shan	Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan	2016	Natural	x
Great Himalayan National Park	India	2014	Natural	x
Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary	Philippines	2014	Natural	x
Pamir National Park	Tajikistan	2013	Natural	vii viii
Xinjiang Tianshan	China	2013	Natural	vii ix
Chengjiang Fossil Site	China	2012	Natural	viii
Western Ghats	India	2012	Natural	ix x
Ningaloo Reef	Australia	2011	Natural	vii x
Ogasawara Archipelago	Japan	2011	Natural	ix
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	2010	Natural	ix x
China Danxia	China	2010	Natural	vii viii
Phoenix Islands Protected Area	Kiribati	2010	Natural	vii ix
Mount Sanqing	China	2008	Natural	vii
Saryarka – Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	2008	Natural	ix x
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes	South Korea	2007	Natural	vii viii
South China Karst	China	2007	Natural	vii viii
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries	China	2006	Natural	x
Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex	Thailand	2005	Natural	x
Shiretoko	Japan	2005	Natural	ix x
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra in danger	Indonesia	2004	Natural	vii ix x
Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park	Vietnam	2003	Natural	viii ix x
Purnululu National Park	Australia	2003	Natural	vii viii
Three Parallel Rivers National Park	China	2003	Natural	vii viii ix x
Greater Blue Mountains Area	Australia	2000	Natural	ix x
Gunung Mulu National Park	Malaysia	2000	Natural	vii viii ix x
Kinabalu Park	Malaysia	2000	Natural	ix x
Lorentz National Park	Indonesia	1999	Natural	viii ix x
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park	Philippines	1999	Natural	vii x
East Rennell in danger	Solomon Islands	1998	Natural	ix
New Zealand Subantarctic Islands	New Zealand	1998	Natural	ix x
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	Australia	1997	Natural	viii ix
Macquarie Island	Australia	1997	Natural	vii viii
Sundarbans Reserved Forest	Bangladesh	1997	Natural	ix x
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)	Australia	1994	Natural	viii ix
Ha Long Bay	Vietnam	1994	Natural	vii viii
Shirakami-Sanchi	Japan	1993	Natural	ix
Tubbataha Reef	Philippines	1993	Natural	vii ix x
Yakushima	Japan	1993	Natural	vii ix
Huanglong	China	1992	Natural	vii
K'gari	Australia	1992	Natural	vii viii ix
Wulingyuan	China	1992	Natural	vii
Komodo National Park	Indonesia	1991	Natural	vii x
Shark Bay	Australia	1991	Natural	vii viii ix x
Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary	Thailand	1991	Natural	vii ix x
Ujung Kulon National Park	Indonesia	1991	Natural	vii x
Jiuzhaigou Valley	China	1990	Natural	vii
Te Wahipounamu	New Zealand	1990	Natural	vii viii ix x
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks	India	1988	Natural	vii x
Sinharaja Forest Reserve	Sri Lanka	1988	Natural	ix x
Wet Tropics of Queensland	Australia	1988	Natural	vii viii ix x
Sundarbans National Park	India	1987	Natural	ix x
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia	Australia	1986	Natural	viii ix x
Kaziranga National Park	India	1985	Natural	ix x
Kevladev National Park	India	1985	Natural	x
Manas National Park	India	1985	Natural	vii ix x
Chitwan National Park	Nepal	1984	Natural	vii ix x
Lord Howe Island Group	Australia	1982	Natural	vii x
Great Barrier Reef	Australia	1981	Natural	vii viii ix x
Sagarmatha National Park	Nepal	1979	Natural	vii

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