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Canaima National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Venezuela, inscribed in 1994 under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).

Canaima National Park, Venezuela
Photo: Tyraelux · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Venezuela
Year of inscription
1994
Criteria
viiviiiixx
Area of property
28,645 km²
Location
Bolívar
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1962
Landform
Gran Sabana
Reference
WHC 701 · Wikidata Q1244337

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname605 kmCentral Suriname Nature ReserveSuriname · 2000NaturalHistoric Inner City of Paramaribo, Suriname737 kmHistoric Inner City of ParamariboSuriname · 2002CulturalJodensavanne, Suriname754 kmJodensavanneSuriname · 2023CulturalUniversity City of Caracas, Venezuela803 kmUniversity City of CaracasVenezuela · 2000CulturalCentral Amazon Conservation Complex, Brazil851 kmCentral Amazon Conservation ComplexBrazil · 2000NaturalGarrison Historic Area, Barbados897 kmGarrison Historic AreaBarbados · 2011Cultural
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