Earth from Above
Three natural World Heritage sites a day, seen from space: NASA's satellite picture of each place for each of the last eight days. Today it is the same three places for everyone on Earth.
Satellite pictures: NASA GIBS · VIIRS (NOAA-20). Clouds and gaps are shown as the satellite saw them; nothing is filled in. We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
Today's places
Yakushima
- Country
- Japan
- Area
- 504 km²
- Height
- 1,935 m
- World Heritage since
- 1993
UNESCO listed it for superlative natural phenomena or exceptional natural beauty.
Tongariro National Park
- Country
- New Zealand
- Area
- 796 km²
- World Heritage since
- 1990
UNESCO listed it for superlative natural phenomena or exceptional natural beauty.
UNESCO listed it as an outstanding example of a major stage of Earth's history.
Lena Pillars
- Country
- Russia
- Area
- 13,870 km²
- Height
- 321 m
- World Heritage since
- 2012
UNESCO listed it as an outstanding example of a major stage of Earth's history.
Place facts and names: Wikidata (CC0). A name Wikidata has no translation for is shown in English.