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NaturalRef. 185

Aldabra

Natural World Heritage property in Seychelles, inscribed in 1982 under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).

Aldabra, Seychelles
Photo: Simisa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Aapravasi GhatAldabraAmbohimangaBwindi Impenetrable National ParkChongoni Rock Art AreaFort Jesus MuseumGaramba National ParkGreat ZimbabweIsland of MozambiqueKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKasubi TombsKenya Lake System in the Great Rift ValleyKhamiKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesLake Malawi National ParkLake Turkana National ParksLamu Old TownLe Morne BrabantMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsMount Kenya National ParkMulanje MassifNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestOkapi Wildlife ReservePitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandRainforests of the AtsinananaRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraRwenzori Mountains National ParkSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkStone TownThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosThimlich OhingaTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveVallée de MaiVirunga National Park9.416° S, 46.416° E
State Party
Seychelles
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1982
Criteria
viiixx
Area of property
15,540 ha
Location
Seychelles
What it is
atoll
Elevation
16 m
Landform
Aldabra Group
Next to
Indian Ocean
Reference
WHC 185 · Wikidata Q272768

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

429 kmThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosComoros · 2026CulturalRainforests of the Atsinanana, Madagascar665 kmRainforests of the AtsinananaMadagascar · 2007NaturalRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara, Tanzania758 kmRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraTanzania · 1981CulturalStone Town, Tanzania873 kmStone TownTanzania · 2000CulturalIsland of Mozambique, Mozambique878 kmIsland of MozambiqueMozambique · 1991CulturalFort Jesus Museum, Kenya952 kmFort Jesus MuseumKenya · 2011Cultural
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