List of UNESCO Global Geoparks in Asia

Asia [lower-alpha 1] is a leader in the geopark movement, together with Europe, in terms of historical development, organization and the number of geoparks as well. The following list only contains the UNESCO Global Geoparks of the continent, As of 2020, there are 60 member from 8 countries, of which 39 are situated in China[1][2]. Besides the UNESCO labeled geoparks, the national geopark networks / fora of the member states have several members with a national geopark designation (e.g. in China) and they oversee the application process from a national status to an UNESCO Global Geopark label. Further elements of the geodiversity of the continent is represented on the World Heritage list, under criterion VIII or VII.

UNESCO Global Geoparks
UNESCO Global Geopark Image Location Area
(km2)
 Year References
Alxa Desert Inner Mongolia
 China
38°51′25″N 105°43′47″E		 630.37 2009 [3]
Arxan Inner Mongolia
 China
47°10′27″N 119°56′20″E		 3653.21 2017 [4]
Dali-Cangshan Yunnan
 China
25°46′48″N 100°42′00″E		 933 2014 [5]
Danxiashan Guangdong
 China
25°02′25″N 113°44′16″E		 292 2004 [6]
Dunhuang Gansu
 China
40°13′59″N 92°53′00″E		 2067 2015 [7]
Fangshan Beijing, Hebei
 China
39°43′59″N 115°55′02″E		 954 2006 [8]
Funiushan Henan
 China
33°26′06″N 112°10′53″E		 1522 2006 [9]
Guangwushan-Nuoshuihe Sichuan
 China
32°18′42″N 106°38′11″E		 1818 2018 [10]
Hexigten Inner Mongolia
 China
43°14′49″N 117°30′12″E		 1750 2005 [11][12]
Hong Kong Hong Kong
 China
22°21′50″N 114°22′30″E		 150 2011 [13][14]
Huanggang Dabieshan Hubei
 China
30°43′46″N 115°03′13″E		 2625.54 2018 [15][16]
Huangshan Anhui
 China
29°41′26″N 118°19′34″E		 160.6 2004 [17][18]
Jingpohu Shandong
 China
43°58′23″N 129°02′04″E		 1400 2006 [19]
Jiuhuashan Anhui
 China
30°26′00″N 117°49′59″E		 139.7 2019 [20]
Keketuohai Xinjiang
 China
47°19′05″N 90°01′35″E		 2337.9 2017 [21][22]
Leiqiong Hainan
 China
19°56′37″N 110°12′39″E		 3050 2006 [23]
Leye Fengshan Guangxhi Zhuang
 China
24°34′11″N 106°44′26″E		 930 2010 [24][25]
Longhushuan Jiangxi
 China
28°06′04″N 116°57′57″E		 996.63 2008 [26][27]
Lushan Jiangxi
 China
29°33′30″N 115°59′09″E		 500 2004 [28][29]
Mount Kunlun Qinghai
 China
35°49′12″N 94°52′48″E		 7033 2014 [30]
Ningde Fujian
 China
26°39′41″N 119°31′35″E		 2660.34 2010 [31]
Qinling Zhongnanshan Shaanxi
 China
33°51′05″N 108°47′01″E		 1074.85 2009 [32][33]
Sanqingshan Jiangxi
 China
28°48′22″N 117°58′20″E		 229.5 2012 [34]
Shennongjia Hubei
 China
31°44′43″N 110°40′52″E		 1022.72 2013 [35][36]
Shilin Yunnan
 China
24°45′20″N 103°16′47″E		 350 2004 [37][38]
Songshan Henan
 China
34°29′22″N 112°55′15″E		 464 2004 [39]
Taining Fujian
 China
26°53′55″N 117°10′36″E		 350 2004 [40][41]
Taishan Shandong
 China
36°16′01″N 117°04′16″E		 158.63 2006 [42][43]
Tianzhusan Anhui
 China
30°31′28″N 117°03′31″E		 413.4 2011 [44][45]
Wangwushan-Daimeishan Henan
 China
35°15′57″N 112°34′17″E		 986 2006 [46]
Wudalianchi Heilongjiang
 China
48°28′55″N 126°12′10″E		 720 2004 [47]
Xingwen Sichuan
 China
28°18′35″N 105°03′19″E		 156 2005 [48][49]
Yandangshan Zhejiang
 China
28°21′07″N 121°05′40″E		 298.8 2005 [50]
Yanqing Beijing
 China
40°42′53″N 116°24′00″E		 620.38 2013 [51][52]
Yimengshan Shandong
 China
35°30′58″N 117°49′04″E		 1804.76 2019 [53][54]
Yuntaishan Henan
 China
35°17′41″N 113°14′58″E		 556 2004 [55][56]
Zhangjiajie Hunan
 China
29°18′50″N 110°26′24″E		 398 2004 [57][58]
Zhijindong Cave Guizhou
 China
26°45′00″N 105°55′59″E		 174 2015 [59][60]
Zigong Sichuan
 China
29°19′29″N 104°45′56″E		 1630.46 2008 [61]
Batur Bali
 Indonesia
8°24′34″S 115°22′30″E		 370.5 2012 [62][63]
Ciletuh-Palabuhanratu Sukabumi
 Indonesia
7°10′54″S 106°27′44″E		 1260 2018 [64]
Gunung Sewu Gunung Kidul, Wonogiri, Tulungagung
 Indonesia
8°02′38″S 110°46′34″E		 1802 2015 [65]
Rinjani-Lombok Lombok
 Indonesia
8°34′37″S 116°04′59″E		 2800 2018 [66][67]
Aso Kumamoto
 Japan
32°00′00″N 131°00′00″E		 1198 2014 [68][69]
Itoigawa Niigata
 Japan
37°49′55″N 139°14′02″E		 750 2009 [70][71]
Izo Peninsula Shizuoka
 Japan
34°51′21″N 138°55′19″E		 2027 2018 [72][73]
Mt. Apoi Hidaka
 Japan
42°06′28″N 143°01′31″E		 364.3 2015 [74][75]
Muroto Kōchi
 Japan
33°14′46″N 134°10′38″E		 248.2 2011 [76][77]
Oki Islands Shimane
 Japan
36°08′45″N 133°10′19″E		 673.5 2013 [78][79]
San'in Kaigan Kyoto, Shin'onsen, Tottori
 Japan
35°38′33″N 134°40′50″E		 2458 2010 [80][81]
Toya-Usu Abuta
 Japan
42°35′29″N 140°50′14″E		 1181 2009 [82][83]
Unzen Volcanic Area Nagasaki
 Japan
32°46′06″N 130°20′41″E		 459.52 2009 [84][85]
Qeshm Island Hormozgan
 Iran
26°49′01″N 55°54′38″E		 2063 2017 [86][87]
Langkawi EthLangkawi
 Malaysia
6°19′47″N 99°48′56″E		 478 2015 [88][89]
Cheongsong Gyeongbuk
 South Korea
36°26′10″N 129°03′25″E		 845.71 2017 [90]
Jeju Island Jeollanam-do
 South Korea
33°30′20″N 126°31′33″E		 1847 2010 [91]
Mudeungsan Jeollanam-do
 South Korea
35°08′03″N 126°57′20″E		 1051 2018 [92][93]
Satun Satun
 Thailand
7°05′27″N 99°46′06″E		 2597 2018 [94][95]
Dong Van Karst Plateau Ha Giang
 Vietnam
23°11′32″N 105°11′49″E		 2356 2015 [96]
Non nuoc Cao Bang Cao Bang
 Vietnam
22°42′31″N 106°19′55″E		 3000 2018 [97]

Recognition of Asia's geodiversity under different international frameworks

World Heritage sites

Sixteen sites are represented currently on the World Heritage list under criterion VIII[98], as an outstanding representative of Earth's history

  • Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (China)
  • South China Karst (China)
  • China Danxia (China)
  • Chengjiang Fossil Site (China)
  • Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) (Tajikistan)

Further sites are inscribed under criterion VII[99] of superlative natural phenomena and aesthetic importance. Some of them, which have a special geoheritage importance are:

  • Mount Taishan (China)
  • Mount Huangshan (China)
  • Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
  • Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
  • Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area (China)
  • Mount Wuyi (China)
  • Mount Sanqingshan National Park (China)
  • Xinjiang Tianshan (China)


Notes
  1. The following list contains those UNESCO Global Geoparks that are member of the Asia Pacific Geoparks Network. Transitional countries between Europe and Asia, like Turkey or Russia appears according to their respective regional geoparks network

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