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NaturalRef. 839

Alexander von Humboldt National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Cuba, inscribed in 2001 under criteria (ix), (x).

Alexander von Humboldt National Park, Cuba
Photo: Antonio Núñez Jiménez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Cuba
Year of inscription
2001
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
7,068 km²
Location
Holguín Province, Guantánamo Province
What it is
national park
Founded or built
2001
Reference
WHC 839 · Wikidata Q48153

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba, Cuba76 kmArchaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of CubaCuba · 2000CulturalCastillo de San Pedro de la Roca, Cuba121 kmCastillo de San Pedro de la RocaCuba · 1997CulturalNational History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers, Haiti292 kmNational History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, RamiersHaiti · 1982CulturalDesembarco del Granma National Park, Cuba298 kmDesembarco del Granma National ParkCuba · 1999NaturalBlue and John Crow Mountains, Jamaica324 kmBlue and John Crow MountainsJamaica · 2015MixedPort Royal, Jamaica353 kmPort RoyalJamaica · 2025Cultural
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