洛克群岛-南部泻湖

洛克群岛-南部泻湖（帕劳）这密克罗西亚遗址一占地达100200公顷，由445个无人居住的、火山形成的石灰岩岛所构成，许多岛屿呈现为独特的蘑菇状，在其周围环绕着松绿色的泻湖与珊瑚礁。拥有385种以上珊瑚及各种生物栖息地的复杂珊瑚礁系统为这一遗产增添更多的美学价值。这里的珊瑚礁系统还为多样性的植物、鸟类及其他海洋生物如海牛及至少13种鲨鱼提供了栖息之地。世界上没有其他地方像这一遗产地一样，密集着大量的海湖，它们是被陆地屏障与大洋隔开的海洋水体。以上都是洛克群岛独有特点中的一些。这里养育着大量本地独有的物种，并且还有更多的新物种等待进一步的发掘。

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 over 385 coral species and different types of habitat. They sustain a large diversity of plants, birds and marine life including dugong and at least thirteen shark species. The site harbours the highest concentration of marine lakes anywhere, isolated bodies of seawater separated from the ocean by land barriers. They are among the islands’ distinctive features and sustain high endemism of populations which continue to yield new species discoveries. The remains of stonework villages, as well as burial sites and rock art, bear testimony to the organization of small island communities over some three millennia. The abandonment of the villages in the 17th and 18th centuries illustrates the consequences of climate change, population growth and subsistence behaviour on a society living in a marginal marine environment.

国别	帕劳 Palau
中文名称	洛克群岛-南部泻湖
英文名称	Rock Islands Southern Lagoon
遗产类别	自然文化双遗产
登录年份	2012
选入标准	(iii)(v)(vii)(ix)(x)