Home›Volcanic Formations›Protected Status›UNESCO World Heritage SiteBrowse ByUNESCO World Heritage SiteProtected status records whether a formation is legally set aside from development. Wikipedia notes that the Grand Canyon "and adjacent rim are contained within Grand Canyon National Park, the Kaibab National Forest, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument" and several tribal reservations. Browsing by protected status shows which formations a visitor could see preserved and which have no such protection.FactsUNESCO World Heritage SiteSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonFormation OriginWell-attestedA vent or fissure allowing hot lava, ash and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. 1UNESCO World Heritage SiteFilter Results35 entriesFormation FamilyAllCalderas and Crater Lakes (2)Cinder Cones and Volcanic Cones (1)Lava Tubes and Lava Formations (2)Named Volcanoes (1)Shield Volcanoes (3)Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes (7)Tuff and Pyroclastic Formations (1)Volcanic Islands and Archipelagos (17)Volcanic Plugs and Necks (1)Formed By (Process)AllOrogeny (5)Plate Tectonics (1)Volcanism (23)DisciplineAllGeology (1)Geomorphology (21)Oceanography (3)Volcanology (9)Formation TypeAllCalderas and Crater Lakes (2)Cinder Cones and Volcanic Cones (1)Lava Tubes and Lava Formations (2)Named Volcanoes (1)Shield Volcanoes (3)Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes (7)Tuff and Pyroclastic Formations (1)Volcanic Islands and Archipelagos (17)Volcanic Plugs and Necks (1)WhereAllAustralia (2)Brazil (1)Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)Ecuador (1)Ethiopia (1)France (5)Iceland (1)Indonesia (1)Italy (3)Japan (2)Kenya (4)Mexico (1)New Zealand (2)Nicaragua (1)Russia (1)Rwanda (2)South Korea (1)Sri Lanka (1)Tanzania (1)Turkey (1)Uganda (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 35Aeolian IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SiteAntipodes IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SiteCampbell IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SiteCappadocia Fairy ChimneysUNESCO World Heritage SiteCentral Island (Kenya)UNESCO World Heritage SiteChaine des PuysUNESCO World Heritage SiteCrozet IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SiteFernando de NoronhaUNESCO World Heritage SiteGalápagos IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SiteGiant's CausewayUNESCO World Heritage SiteHawaiian IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SiteHeard Island and McDonald IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SiteIslas MaríasUNESCO World Heritage SiteKerguelen IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SiteKlyuchevskaya SopkaUNESCO World Heritage SiteKrakatoaUNESCO World Heritage SiteManjanggul CaveUNESCO World Heritage SiteMarquesas IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SiteMcDonald IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SiteMenengai CraterUNESCO World Heritage SiteMomotomboUNESCO World Heritage SiteMount BisokeUNESCO World Heritage SiteMount EtnaUNESCO World Heritage SiteMount FujiUNESCO World Heritage SiteMount KenyaUNESCO World Heritage SiteNgorongoro CraterUNESCO World Heritage SiteOgasawara IslandsUNESCO World Heritage SitePiton de la FournaiseUNESCO World Heritage SiteSigiriya RockUNESCO World Heritage SiteSimien MountainsUNESCO World Heritage SiteSouth Island (Kenya)UNESCO World Heritage SiteSt Kilda, ScotlandUNESCO World Heritage SiteStromboliUNESCO World Heritage SiteSurtseyUNESCO World Heritage SiteVirunga MountainsUNESCO World Heritage SiteSources1. Wikipedia: Volcanotier 2WikipediaVolcano, lead sectionQuote, Volcano, lead sectionA volcano is a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.