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NaturalRef. 1430

Namib Sand Sea

Natural World Heritage property in Namibia, inscribed in 2013 under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).

Cape Floristic KingdomChongoni Rock Art AreaCradle of HumankindGreat ZimbabweHuman Rights, Liberation and Reconciliation: Nelson Mandela Legacy SitesiSimangaliso Wetland ParkKhamiKhomani Cultural LandscapeLake Malawi National ParkMakhonjwa MountainsMaloti-Drakensberg ParkMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsMulanje MassifNamib Sand SeaOkavango DeltaRichtersveldRobben IslandThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaTsodiloTwyfelfonteinVredefort crater24.885° S, 15.408° E
State Party
Namibia
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2013
Criteria
viiviiiixx
What it is
UNESCO world natural heritage site
Reference
WHC 1430 · Wikidata Q65241628

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(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.

Richtersveld, South Africa450 kmRichtersveldSouth Africa · 2007CulturalTwyfelfontein, Namibia489 kmTwyfelfonteinNamibia · 2007CulturalKhomani Cultural Landscape, South Africa507 kmKhomani Cultural LandscapeSouth Africa · 2017CulturalThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South Africa, South Africa885 kmThe Emergence of Modern Humans: The Pleistocene occupation sites of South AfricaSouth Africa · 2024CulturalTsodilo, Botswana944 kmTsodiloBotswana · 2001CulturalOkavango Delta, Botswana983 kmOkavango DeltaBotswana · 2014Natural
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