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Komodo National Park
These volcanic islands are home to about 5,700 giant lizards, known as Komodo dragons for their appearance and aggressive behavior. They are unique elsewhere in the world and are of great significance to scientists studying evolution. The rugged slopes of the dry savannah and the thorny green vegetation contrast with the bright white sand beaches and blue waters surging over the corals.
Sado Gold Mine
The Sado Gold Mine complex is located on Sado Island, approximately 35 km west of the coast of Niigata Prefecture, and includes several sections that showcase different non-mechanized mining methods. Sado Island is a volcanic island with two parallel mountain ranges running from southwest to northeast, connected by the alluvial plain, the Kuninaka Plain. The gold and silver deposits on the island were formed when hydrothermal fluids rose to the surface to form veins, then sank to the seafloor due to tectonic movements and then rose to the surface again. The Nishi-Mi-Kawa area, northwest of the Kosado Mountains, was once a placer gold mining site, while in the Aikawa-Tsuruko area, at the southern end of the Osado Mountains, veins that were once mined underground have been exposed by the weathering of volcanic rocks. Most of the material heritage on the island that records mining activities, as well as social and labor organization, has been preserved as archaeological finds, both in terms of above-ground and underground remains and landscape features.
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
The Aeolian Islands provide an excellent record of the formation and destruction of volcanic islands and of ongoing volcanic phenomena. The islands have been studied since at least the 18th century and they provide examples of two types of eruptions (Vulcanic and Stromboli) for volcanology, so the site has played an important role in the education of geologists for more than 200 years. The site continues to enrich knowledge in the field of volcanology.
Surtsey
Surtsey is a volcanic island located approximately 32 km off the south coast of Iceland. It was formed by a volcanic eruption between 1963 and 1967. The island is all the more remarkable for the fact that it has been carefully preserved since its creation, providing a pristine natural laboratory. Surtsey has long provided unique information on the colonization of new lands by plants and animals, as it has not been disturbed by humans. Since the island was first studied in 1964, scientists have observed seeds arriving with ocean currents, the emergence of molds, bacteria and fungi, and in 1965 the first vascular plants, which by the end of the first decade numbered 10. By 2004, the number of vascular plants reached 60, in addition to 75 species of bryophytes, 71 species of lichens and 24 species of fungi. 89 bird species have been recorded on Surtsey, 57 of which breed elsewhere in Iceland. The 141-hectare island is also home to 335 species of invertebrates.
St Kilda
This spectacular volcanic archipelago, located off the coast of the Hebrides, consists of the islands of Hirta, Dun, Soai and Borea. It is home to Europe's highest cliffs, which are home to a large number of rare and endangered birds, especially puffins and gannets. The archipelago has not been inhabited since 1930, but the extreme climatic conditions of the Hebrides have been inhabited by humans for more than 2,000 years. The remains of human habitation include building structures and field systems, stone houses and traditional highland stone houses. These relics reflect the fragile remains of a subsistence economy based on bird products, agriculture and sheep farming.
Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
The Ligurian coast, between the Cinque Terre and Portovenere, is a cultural landscape of great beauty and cultural value. The layout and arrangement of the towns and the shaping of the surrounding landscape, which overcome the drawbacks of the steep and uneven terrain, condense the continuous history of human settlement in this area over the past thousand years.