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Blue and John Crow Mountains

Mixed World Heritage property in Jamaica, inscribed in 2015 under criteria (iii), (vi), (x).

Blue and John Crow Mountains, Jamaica
Photo: Wolmadrian · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Jamaica
Year of inscription
2015
Type
Mixed
Criteria
iiivix
Area of property
26,252 ha
Location
Saint Andrew Parish
What it is
group of protected areas
Reference
WHC 1356 · Wikidata Q24082981

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Port Royal, Jamaica33 kmPort RoyalJamaica · 2025CulturalCastillo de San Pedro de la Roca, Cuba223 kmCastillo de San Pedro de la RocaCuba · 1997CulturalDesembarco del Granma National Park, Cuba230 kmDesembarco del Granma National ParkCuba · 1999NaturalArchaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba, Cuba250 kmArchaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of CubaCuba · 2000CulturalAlexander von Humboldt National Park, Cuba324 kmAlexander von Humboldt National ParkCuba · 2001NaturalNational History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, Ramiers, Haiti485 kmNational History Park – Citadel, Sans Souci, RamiersHaiti · 1982Cultural
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