The Tide List · considered directory
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South Atlantic Ocean · Tristan da Cunha
Two remote South Atlantic oceanic islands with protected surrounding waters, spectacular cliffs and globally important breeding colonies of albatrosses, petrels, penguins and other seabirds.
Eastern Tropical Pacific · Colombia
A remote Eastern Tropical Pacific marine sanctuary centred on Malpelo Island, where converging currents, steep underwater terrain and strict protection support unusually large aggregations of sharks and other pelagic predators.
Eastern Tropical Pacific · Costa Rica
A remote Eastern Tropical Pacific national park protecting an oceanic volcanic island, extensive pelagic waters, diverse coral reefs and major aggregations of sharks, rays, tuna and dolphins.
Rennell Island · Solomon Islands · Western Pacific
The southern third of the world’s largest raised coral atoll, combining a former atoll lagoon, limestone islands, customary community management and a protected marine area extending offshore.
New Caledonia · South-West Pacific Ocean
Six marine clusters around New Caledonia representing exceptional coral-reef diversity and a connected sequence of habitats from mangroves and seagrass to barrier reefs and oceanic waters.
Phoenix Islands · Kiribati · South Pacific Ocean
A vast, remote South Pacific protected seascape containing coral atolls, submerged reefs, deep ocean and numerous seamounts within an unusually intact oceanic ecosystem.
Aldabra Group · Seychelles
One of the world’s largest raised coral atolls, formed by four main coral islands around a shallow lagoon and surrounded by reef in the Indian Ocean.
Northwest Indian Ocean · Yemen
A remote northwest Indian Ocean archipelago near the Gulf of Aden with exceptionally distinctive terrestrial biodiversity and rich coral, coastal-fish and crustacean communities.
Tasman Sea · New South Wales · Australia
A remote Tasman Sea island group of volcanic origin with the world’s most southerly true coral reef, endemic species and important seabird breeding habitat.
Quintana Roo · Yucatán Peninsula · Mexico
A protected Caribbean coastal mosaic on the eastern Yucatán Peninsula linking mangroves, wetlands, lagoons, beaches, seagrass and part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.
Lamu Island · Kenya
A continuously inhabited Swahili coastal town on Lamu Island whose coral-stone, mangrove-timber architecture and history reflect centuries of Indian Ocean trade and cultural exchange.
Vega · Nordland · Norway
A World Heritage archipelago south of the Arctic Circle where fishing, farming and the long tradition of tending wild eider ducks shaped a distinctive exposed coastal landscape.
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