World Heritage in the Marshall Islands

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The World Heritage on the Marshall Islands (as of 2016) includes a cultural heritage site of the UNESCO World Heritage . The island nation of the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific joined the World Heritage Convention in 2002, and the only World Heritage site to date was added to the World Heritage List in 2010.

World heritage sites

The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites on the Marshall Islands in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).

image designation year Type Ref. description
Nuclear test site on Bikini Atoll
 Nuclear test site on Bikini Atoll 2010 K 1339 The Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean was in the 1940s and 1950s by the United States used as a nuclear testing ground. A total of 67 nuclear weapons were detonated. The original residents were evacuated. Today the atoll can be re-entered, but it is not advisable to eat any food produced there.

Tentative list

The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list . Currently (2016) three sites are in the tentative list of the Marshall Islands, the last entry was made in 2005. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.

image designation year Type Ref. description
Northern atolls of the Marshall Islands
Bikar atoll
Northern atolls of the Marshall Islands 2005 K / N 2064 u. a. the atolls of Bokak and Bikar
Historic district of the village of Likiep
Likiep Atoll
Historic district of the village of Likiep 2005 K 2066
Mili Atoll and Nadrikdrik Atoll nature reserve
Mili Atoll
(further pictures)
Mili Atoll and Nadrikdrik Atoll nature reserve 2005 N 2067 Atolls Mili and Nadrikdrik

Web links

Commons : World Heritage Sites in the Marshall Islands  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marshall Islands. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 6, 2017 .
  2. ^ Tentative list of the Marshall Islands. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed June 6, 2017 .