List of World Heritage Sites in Dominica

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.^[1] Dominica accepted the convention on April 4, 1995, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, Dominica has only one World Heritage Site, Morne Trois Pitons National Park, which was inscribed in 1997. ^[2]

Location of sites

Morne Trois Pitons National Park

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Location of World Heritage Sites in  Dominica

List of sites

Name	Image	Location	Criteria	Year	Description
Morne Trois Pitons National Park		Saint David Parish, Saint George Parish, Saint Patrick Parish, Saint Paul Parish 15°19′30″N 61°19′00″W / 15.325°N 61.316667°W / 15.325; -61.316667 (Morne Trois Pitons National Park)	Natural (viii) (ix)	1997	Luxuriant natural tropical forest blends with scenic volcanic features of great scientific interest in this national park centred on the 1,342-m-high volcano known as Morne Trois Pitons. With its precipitous slopes and deeply incised valleys, 50 fumaroles, hot springs, three freshwater lakes, a 'boiling lake' and five volcanoes, located on the park's nearly 7,000 ha, together with the richest biodiversity in the Lesser Antilles, Morne Trois Pitons National Park presents a rare combination of natural features of World Heritage value.[3]

Tentative List

Site	Image	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year of submission	Description
Fort Shirley		Saint John Parish 15°35′00″N 61°28′25″W / 15.5834°N 61.4735°W / 15.5834; -61.4735 (Fort Shirley)	Cultural (ii) (iv)		2015	[4]
Morne Diablotin National Park		Saint Andrew Parish, Saint John Parish, Saint Joseph Parish, Saint Peter Parish 15°30′N 61°24′W / 15.5°N 61.4°W / 15.5; -61.4 (Morne Diablotin National Park)	Natural (vii) (ix)		2015	[5]
Soufriere-Scott’s Head Marine Reserve		Saint Mark Parish 15°12′45″N 61°22′00″W / 15.2125°N 61.366667°W / 15.2125; -61.366667 (Soufriere-Scott’s Head Marine Reserve)	Natural (vii) (x)		2015	[6]

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