List of UNESCO Global Geoparks in America

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On this page, sorted by state, the sites in the continent of America are listed that have been recognized by UNESCO as part of the International Geoscience and Geoparks Program (IGGP) as UNESCO Global Geopark and are therefore members of the Global Geopark Network.

The year denotes the year the site was recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark. Years before 2015 mean that this year the Geopark was accepted as a member of the Global Geopark Network, which was integrated into the IGGP in 2015 and whose members were then awarded the title UNESCO Global Geopark .

Brazil

image designation year surface Remarks
Araripe Araripe
( link ) 		2006 3,441 km² is in the state of Ceará and is characterized by the Araripe Basin, the Araripe Mountains and the fossil deposit Santana Formation in the states of Pernambuco, Piauí and Ceará

Canada

image designation year surface Remarks
Stone hammer Stonehammer
( location  -  link ) 		2010 2,500 km² on the Bay of Fundy , New Brunswick , Canada
Tumbler Ridge
( Link ) 		2014 7,822 km²
Percé Percé
( location  -  link ) 		2018 555 km²

Mexico

image designation year surface Remarks
Comarca Minera
( Link ) 		2017 1,848 km² Geopark in Hidalgo
Mixteca Alta
Sierra Mixteca 		Mixteca Alta
( Location  -  Link ) 		2017 415.4 km² Geopark in the La Mixteca countryside in Oaxaca

Uruguay

image designation year surface Remarks
Grutas del Palacio
(more pictures) 		Grutas del Palacio
( Location  -  Link ) 		2013 3,611 km² Sandstone caves from the Upper Cretaceous Period

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