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NaturalRef. 764

Belize Barrier Reef

Natural World Heritage property in Belize, inscribed in 1996 under criteria (vii), (ix), (x).

Belize Barrier Reef, Belize
Photo: Jeff Williams (NASA) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of TequilaAlexander von Humboldt National ParkAntigua GuatemalaAqueduct of Padre TemblequeArchaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of CubaArchaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of PanamáArea de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage SiteBelize Barrier ReefBlue and John Crow MountainsCalakmulCasas GrandesCastillo de San Pedro de la RocaChichen ItzaCiudad UniversitariaCocos Island National ParkCoibaColonial City of Santo DomingoCopánCoro and its PortDarién National ParkDesembarco del Granma National ParkEl Camino Real de Tierra AdentroEverglades National Parkfortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San LorenzoFranciscan Missions in the Sierra GordaHistoric Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, CuraçaoHistoric Centre of CamagüeyHistoric Centre of CienfuegosHistoric Centre of Mexico City and XochimilcoHistoric Centre of MoreliaHistoric Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte AlbánHistoric Centre of PueblaHistoric centre of ZacatecasHistoric Fortified Town of CampecheHistoric Monuments Zone of QuerétaroHospicio CabañasHuichol route to HuiricutaJoya de CerénLa Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic SiteLeón CathedralLos Katíos National ParkLuis Barragán House and StudioMalpelo Fauna and Flora SanctuaryMonarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveMonasteries on the slopes of PopocatépetlNational History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, RamiersOkefenokee National Wildlife RefugeOld Havana and its Fortification SystemPalenquePort, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, CartagenaPort RoyalPre-Hispanic Town of UxmalPrecolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the DiquísPrehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of OaxacaProtective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de AtotonilcoQuiriguáRío Plátano Biosphere ReserveRuínas de León ViejoSan Antonio MissionsSanta Cruz de MompósSian Ka'anTajín VeracruzTakalik AbajTalamanca Range-La Amistad ReservesTehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere ReserveTeotihuacanThe Colonial Transisthmian Route of PanamáTikal National ParkTlacotalpanTrinidad and the Valley de los IngeniosUniversity City of CaracasViñales ValleyXochicalco17.262° N, 88.053° W
State Party
Belize
Year of inscription
1996
Criteria
viiixx
Area of property
96,300 ha
What it is
cay, reef
Component parts
7 (serial property)
Next to
Caribbean Sea
Reference
WHC 764 · Wikidata Q28361

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.

Tikal National Park, Guatemala166 kmTikal National ParkGuatemala · 1979MixedCalakmul, Mexico208 kmCalakmulMexico · 2002MixedSian Ka'an, Mexico237 kmSian Ka'anMexico · 1987NaturalQuiriguá, Guatemala245 kmQuiriguáGuatemala · 1981CulturalCopán, Honduras294 kmCopánHonduras · 1980CulturalChichen Itza, Mexico384 kmChichen ItzaMexico · 1989Cultural
1996

Also inscribed in 1996

All of 1996

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