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Danube Delta

Natural World Heritage property in Romania and Ukraine, inscribed in 1991 under criteria (vii), (x).

Danube Delta, Romania
Photo: European Space Agency · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons
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SquareXanthos-LetoonZagoriŽatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops45.200° N, 29.500° E
States Parties
RomaniaUkraine
Year of inscription
1991
Criteria
viix
Area of property
4,178 km²
Location
Tulcea County, Izmail Raion
What it is
river delta
Founded or built
1991
Elevation
2 m
Reference
WHC 588 · Wikidata Q184429

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(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.

historical city centre of Odesa, Ukraine172 kmhistorical city centre of OdesaUkraine · 2023CulturalSrebarna Nature Reserve, Bulgaria227 kmSrebarna Nature ReserveBulgaria · 1983NaturalThracian Tomb of Sveshtari, Bulgaria271 kmThracian Tomb of SveshtariBulgaria · 1985CulturalMadara Rider, Bulgaria286 kmMadara RiderBulgaria · 1979CulturalAncient City of Nessebar, Bulgaria316 kmAncient City of NessebarBulgaria · 1983CulturalAncient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora, Russia321 kmAncient City of Tauric Chersonese and its ChoraRussia · 2013Cultural
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