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NaturalRef. 721

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Natural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1995 under criteria (vii), (viii).

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, United States
Photo: Eric Guinther, User:Marshman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of TequilaAqueduct of Padre TemblequeCahokiaCarlsbad Caverns National ParkCasas GrandesChaco Culture World Heritage SiteChichen ItzaCiudad UniversitariaEl Camino Real de Tierra AdentroEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveFranciscan Missions in the Sierra GordaGrand Canyon National ParkGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkHistoric Centre of Mexico City and XochimilcoHistoric Centre of MoreliaHistoric Centre of PueblaHistoric centre of ZacatecasHistoric Fortified Town of CampecheHistoric Monuments Zone of QuerétaroHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksHospicio CabañasHuichol route to HuiricutaIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaLuis Barragán House and StudioMammoth Cave National ParkMesa Verde National ParkMonarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveMonasteries on the slopes of PopocatépetlPoverty PointPre-Hispanic Town of UxmalProtective town of San Miguel and the Sanctuary of Jesús Nazareno de AtotonilcoRedwood National and State ParksRevillagigedo IslandsRock Paintings of Sierra de San FranciscoSan Antonio MissionsSian Ka'anTajín VeracruzTaos PuebloTehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere ReserveTeotihuacanTlacotalpanViñales ValleyXochicalcoYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park32.175° N, 104.444° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1995
Criteria
viiviii
Area of property
18,900 ha
Location
Eddy County
What it is
show cave, National Park of the United States
Founded or built
1930
Visitors a year
183,835 (2020) · ranking
Official website
nps.gov/cave
Reference
WHC 721 · Wikidata Q273195

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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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