MixedRef. 1707
Marquesas Islands
Mixed World Heritage property in France, inscribed in 2024 under criteria (iii), (v), (vii), (ix), (x).
8.900° S, 139.600° W
- State Party
- France
- Region
- Europe and North America
- Year of inscription
- 2024
- Type
- Mixed
- Area of property
- 99,700 ha
- Location
- French Polynesia, Îles Marquises
- What it is
- archipelago
- Component parts
- 3 (serial property)
- Elevation
- 1,230 m
- Next to
- Pacific Ocean
- Reference
- WHC 1707 · Wikidata Q172697
Why it is on the List
(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(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.
1549 kmTaputapuatea maraeFrance · 2017Cultural
2096 kmHenderson IslandUnited Kingdom · 1988Natural
3577 kmHawaiʻi Volcanoes National ParkUnited States · 1987Natural
3720 kmPhoenix Islands Protected AreaKiribati · 2010Natural
3766 kmRapa Nui National ParkChile · 1995Cultural
4262 kmRevillagigedo IslandsMexico · 2016NaturalFrance
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- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe2007
- Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars2015
- Notre-Dame d'Amiens1981
- Chauvet Cave2014
- Cité de Carcassonne1997
- northern French coal mining region2012
- Maison Carrée2023
- Belfries of Belgium and France1999
- Notre-Dame de Chartres1979
- Pont du Gard1985
2024
Also inscribed in 2024
- Appian WayItaly
- Badain Jaran DesertChina
- Central Axis of BeijingChina
- Cultural Landscape of Kenozero LakeRussia
- EcbatanaIran
- Flow CountryUnited Kingdom
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.