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Xinjiang Tianshan
The Xinjiang Tianshan consists of four parts: Tomur, Karajun-Kurdenin, Bayinbukuk and Bogda, with a total area of 606,833 hectares. It is part of the Tianshan mountain range in Central Asia, one of the largest mountain ranges in the world. The Xinjiang Tianshan has unique natural geographical features and scenic areas, including spectacular snow-capped mountains, glacier-capped peaks, pristine forests and grasslands, clear rivers and lakes, and red-bed canyons. These landscapes contrast with the vast desert landscapes adjacent to them, forming a sharp visual contrast of hot and cold, dry and wet, desolate and lush. The landforms and ecosystems of the site have been well preserved since the Pliocene, and are an outstanding example of ongoing biological and ecological evolutionary processes. The site also extends to the Taklimakan Desert, one of the largest and highest deserts in the world, famous for its huge dune formations and huge sandstorms. The Xinjiang Tianshan is also an important habitat for endemic and relict plant species in China, some of which are rare and endangered.
Desembarco del Granma National Park
The Sambaco del Granma National Park, with its uplifted marine terraces and associated continuously evolving karst topography and features, is a globally significant example of geomorphic and physiographic features and ongoing geological processes. Located in and around Cabo Cruz in southeastern Cuba, the area includes spectacular terraces and cliffs, as well as some of the most pristine and impressive coastal cliffs on the western Atlantic coast.
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
The site consists of several protected areas, mainly located along the Great Escarpment on the east coast of Australia. The outstanding geological features around the shield crater and the large number of rare and endangered rainforest species are of international significance for science and conservation.
Shark Bay, Western Australia
Located at the westernmost tip of mainland Australia, Shark Bay is made up of surrounding islands and landmasses and has three unique natural features: its extensive seagrass beds, which are the largest (4,800 square kilometres) and most abundant in the world; its dugong (sea cow) population; and stromatolites (colonies of algae that form hard, dome-shaped sediments and are among the oldest forms of life on Earth). Shark Bay is also home to five endangered mammal species.