MixedRef. 1386
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon
Mixed World Heritage property in Palau, inscribed in 2012 under criteria (iii), (v), (vii), (ix), (x).
7.247° N, 134.352° E
- State Party
- Palau
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Year of inscription
- 2012
- Type
- Mixed
- Area of property
- 1,002 km²
- Location
- Koror
- What it is
- lagoon
- Landform
- Rock Islands
- Reference
- WHC 1386 · Wikidata Q17215490
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.
904 kmMount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife SanctuaryPhilippines · 2014Natural
1383 kmBaroque Churches of the PhilippinesPhilippines · 1993Cultural
1389 kmLorentz National ParkIndonesia · 1999Natural
1606 kmTubbataha ReefPhilippines · 1993Natural
1727 kmPuerto Princesa Subterranean River National ParkPhilippines · 1999Natural
1794 kmRice Terraces of the Philippine CordillerasPhilippines · 1995Cultural2012
Also inscribed in 2012
- Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong ValleyMalaysia
- Bahrain Pearling TrailBahrain
- Bassari CountrySenegal
- ÇatalhöyükTürkiye
- Chengjiang Fossil SiteChina
- Church of the NativityPalestine
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.