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Find a Dark Sky Place — there are over 160,000 square kilometers of protected land and night skies in 22 countries on 6 continents.
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!Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park
Sanctuaries
South Africa
![Carol Comer](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2019/05/T-scaled-1440x994.jpeg)
Aotea Great Barrier Island
Sanctuaries
New Zealand
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Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
Sanctuaries
Australia
![Night sky’s blue horizon during the moon set taken from within the Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area Dark Sky Sanctuary.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/04/Photo-5-Z72_2341-BlueHourAtTheSanctuary-1440x810.jpg)
Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area
Sanctuaries
Midwest United States
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2023/03/fi-default.png)
Black Gap Wildlife Management Area
Sanctuaries
Southwest United States
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2020/09/IDA_Erik-Fremstad-scaled-1440x762.jpg)
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Sanctuaries
Midwest United States
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2016/01/CC_MilkyWay.png)
Cosmic Campground
Sanctuaries
Southwest United States
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2019/01/Devils-River-State-Natural-Area_Del-Norte_ASTRO_Jerod-Roberts-credits-scaled-1440x2160.jpg)
Devils River State Natural Area — Del Norte Unit
Sanctuaries
Southwest United States
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2015/08/AURAO-featured-700px-460px.png)
Gabriela Mistral
Sanctuaries
Chile
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2020/05/John-Meader-katahdin-scaled-1440x2160.jpg)
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Sanctuaries
Northeast United States
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2022/10/Photo-2_LTNWR-Dark-Sky_Stars-and-Refuge-Sign.jpg)
Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge
Sanctuaries
Western United States
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2019/04/NVoutback_MassacreRim_BednarskiR_3561-1440x1440.jpg)
Massacre Rim Wilderness Study Area
Sanctuaries
Western United States
![Medicine Rocks Dark Sky](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2020/12/Medicine-Rocks-IDS-Photo_Kristi-Powell-scaled-1440x960.jpg)
Medicine Rocks State Park
Sanctuaries
Western United States
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2020/03/Niue_Dark-Sky_Mark-Russell_Full-Resolution-42-scaled-1440x2160.jpg)
Niue
Sanctuaries
Niue
![An adult and child holding hands beneath a star-filled night sky.](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2024/03/Standing-in-awe-at-Warner_Valley-Overlook_creditJoeyHamilton-1440x960.jpg)
Oregon Outback
Sanctuaries
Western United States
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2019/04/Photo-Credit-Chris-Pegman-for-Pitcairn-Islands-Tourism-scaled-1440x714.jpg)
Pitcairn Islands
Sanctuaries
Pitcairn Islands
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2018/03/RABR-feat-700px-366px.png)
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Sanctuaries
Southwest United States
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2019/01/Rebecca-Wilson-Jennings-Rakiura-20161104-DSC01265-1440x962.jpg)
Stewart Island / Rakiura
Sanctuaries
New Zealand
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2019/05/The-Jump-Up-1440x960.jpg)
The Jump-Up
Sanctuaries
Australia
![](https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2023/10/Night-sky-over-Enlli-credit-Steve-Porter.jpg)
Ynys Enlli – Bardsey Island
Sanctuaries
Wales
As of 1 August 2020, DarkSky no longer accepts new nominations for the Dark Sky Friendly Development of Distinction program, so those are not listed here.