Natural World Heritage in Europe and North America

75 of the 581 properties in Europe and North America are natural, spread over 36 countries; the most recent was inscribed in 2026.

Natural 75

Site	Country	Year	Type	Criteria
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge	United States	2026	Natural	ix x
The Bony Fish Fossils of the Western Limfjord – Evolution and Climate Adaptation in the Earliest Eocene	Denmark	2026	Natural	viii
Møns Klint	Denmark	2025	Natural	viii
Flow Country	United Kingdom	2024	Natural	ix x
Vjetrenica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2024	Natural	vii x
Anticosti	Canada	2023	Natural	viii
Evaporitic Karst and Caves of Northern Apennines	Italy	2023	Natural	viii
Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique	France	2023	Natural	viii x
Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands	Georgia	2021	Natural	ix x
French Southern and Antarctic Lands nature reserve	France	2019	Natural	vii ix x
Vatnajökull National Park	Iceland	2019	Natural	viii
Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena	France	2018	Natural	viii
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve	Canada	2016	Natural	viii
Stevns Klint	Denmark	2014	Natural	viii
Etna Park	Italy	2013	Natural	viii
Lena Pillars	Russia Soviet Union	2012	Natural	viii
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island	France	2010	Natural	vii x
Putorana Plateau	Russia Soviet Union	2010	Natural	vii ix
Wadden Sea	Denmark Germany Netherlands	2009	Natural	viii ix x
Glarus thrust	Switzerland	2008	Natural	viii
Joggins Fossil Cliffs	Canada	2008	Natural	viii
New Caledonia Barrier Reef	France	2008	Natural	vii ix x
Surtsey	Iceland	2008	Natural	ix
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe	Germany Slovakia Ukraine+15	2007	Natural	ix
Teide National Park	Spain	2007	Natural	vii viii
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord	Norway	2005	Natural	vii viii
Ilulissat Icefjord	Greenland	2004	Natural	vii viii
Zapovednik Wrangel Island	Russia Soviet Union	2004	Natural	ix x
Monte San Giorgio	Switzerland	2003	Natural	viii
Uvs Nuur Basin	Russia Mongolia	2003	Natural	ix x
Central Sikhote-Alin	Russia	2001	Natural	x
Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area	Switzerland	2001	Natural	vii viii ix
Jurassic Coast	United Kingdom	2001	Natural	viii
Aeolian Islands	Italy	2000	Natural	viii
High Coast/Kvarken Archipelago	Finland Sweden	2000	Natural	viii
Laurisilva of Madeira	Portugal	1999	Natural	ix x
Miguasha National Park	Canada	1999	Natural	viii
Western Caucasus	Russia	1999	Natural	ix x
Golden Mountains of Altai	Russia	1998	Natural	x
The Dolomites	Italy	1998	Natural	vii viii
Lake Baikal	Russia Soviet Union	1996	Natural	vii viii ix x
Volcanoes of Kamchatka	Russia	1996	Natural	vii viii ix x
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	United States	1995	Natural	vii viii
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst	Slovakia Hungary	1995	Natural	viii
Gough and Inaccessible Islands	United Kingdom	1995	Natural	vii x
Messel pit	Germany	1995	Natural	viii
Virgin Komi Forests	Russia	1995	Natural	vii ix
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park	Canada United States	1995	Natural	vii ix
Doñana National Park	Spain	1994	Natural	vii ix x
Danube Delta	Romania Ukraine	1991	Natural	vii x
Henderson Island	United Kingdom	1988	Natural	vii x
Gros Morne National Park	Canada	1987	Natural	vii viii
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park	United States	1987	Natural	viii
Garajonay National Park	Spain	1986	Natural	vii ix
Giant's Causeway	United Kingdom	1986	Natural	vii viii
Škocjan Caves	Slovenia	1986	Natural	vii viii
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site	Canada	1984	Natural	vii viii
Yosemite National Park	United States	1984	Natural	vii viii
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	United States	1983	Natural	vii viii ix x
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve	France	1983	Natural	vii viii x
Pirin National Park	Bulgaria	1983	Natural	vii viii ix
Srebarna Nature Reserve	Bulgaria	1983	Natural	x
Wood Buffalo National Park	Canada	1983	Natural	vii ix x
Mammoth Cave National Park	United States	1981	Natural	vii viii x
Olympic National Park	United States	1981	Natural	vii ix
Durmitor National Park	Montenegro	1980	Natural	vii viii x
Redwood National and State Parks	United States	1980	Natural	vii ix
Białowieża Forest	Poland Belarus	1979	Natural	ix x
Dinosaur Provincial Park	Canada	1979	Natural	vii viii
Everglades National Park in danger	United States	1979	Natural	viii ix x
Grand Canyon National Park	United States	1979	Natural	vii viii ix x
Kluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek	Canada United States	1979	Natural	vii viii ix x
Plitvice Lakes National Park	Croatia	1979	Natural	vii viii ix
Nahanni National Park Reserve	Canada	1978	Natural	vii viii
Yellowstone National Park	United States	1978	Natural	vii viii ix x

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