List of World Heritage Sites in The Federated States of Micronesia

Nan Madol

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Location of World Heritage Sites in Federated States of Micronesia

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. The Federated States of Micronesia accepted the convention on July 22, 2002, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, the Federated States of Micronesia has only one World Heritage Site

List of sites

  † In danger

Name	Image	Location	Criteria	Year	Description
Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia†		Pohnpei 6.841944°N 158.332222°E / 6.841944; 158.332222 (Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia)	Cultural (i) (iii) (iv) (vi)	2016	Nan Madol is a series of more than 100 islets off the south-east coast of Pohnpei that were constructed with walls of basalt and coral boulders. These islets harbour the remains of stone palaces, temples, tombs and residential domains built between 1200 and 1500 CE. These ruins represent the ceremonial centre of the Saudeleur dynasty, a vibrant period in Pacific Island culture. The huge scale of the edifices, their technical sophistication and the concentration of megalithic structures bear testimony to complex social and religious practices of the island societies of the period. The site was also inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to threats, notably the siltation of waterways that is contributing to the unchecked growth of mangroves and undermining existing edifices.

Tentative list

Site	Image	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year of submission	Description
Yapese Disk Money Regional Sites		Yap9°32′00″N 138°07′00″E	Cultural (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)		2004