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World Heritage Sites in Palau
Palau has 1 site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List — , and 1 mixed. Below: how they split by type, and the headline sites. From UNESCO’s official list, snapshot 2026-06-22.
SITES1
CULTURAL · NATURAL0 · 0
IN DANGER0
By heritage type
Cultural0 · 0%
Natural0 · 0%
Mixed1 · 100%
Notable sites in Palau
A spread of the country’s heritage — the rarer mixed and natural sites first, then its earliest inscriptions.
mixedRock Islands Southern Lagoon2012
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon covers 100,200 ha and includes 445 uninhabited limestone islands of volcanic origin. Many of them display unique mushroom-like shapes in turquoise lagoons surrounded by coral reefs. The aesthetic beauty of the site is heightened by a complex reef system featuring…