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NaturalRef. 892

Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves

Natural World Heritage property in Brazil, inscribed in 1999 under criteria (ix), (x).

Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves, Brazil
Photo: Daniele Longui · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Amazonia TheatersAtlantic Forest South-East ReservesBrasíliaCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection AreaDiscovery Coast Atlantic Forest ReservesHistoric Centre of Salvador da BahiaHistoric Centre of São LuísHistoric Centre of the Town of DiamantinaHistoric Centre of the Town of GoiásHistoric Centre of the Town of OlindaHistoric Town of Ouro PretoIguaçu National ParkIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteJesuit missions among the GuaraníJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéNoel Kempff Mercado National ParkPampulha Modern EnsemblePantanalParaty and Ilha Grande – Culture and BiodiversityRio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the SeaRocas AtollSanctuary of Bom Jesus de MatosinhosSão Francisco SquareSerra da Capivara National ParkSítio Roberto Burle MarxValongo Wharf16.500° S, 39.250° W
State Party
Brazil
Year of inscription
1999
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
1,119 km²
Location
Espírito Santo, Bahia
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
7 (serial property)
Landform
Atlantic Forest
Reference
WHC 892 · Wikidata Q2487302

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.

Historic Centre of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil401 kmHistoric Centre of Salvador da BahiaBrazil · 1985CulturalHistoric Centre of the Town of Diamantina, Brazil500 kmHistoric Centre of the Town of DiamantinaBrazil · 1999CulturalCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection Area, Brazil544 kmCavernas do Peruaçu Environmental Protection AreaBrazil · 2025NaturalPampulha Modern Ensemble, Brazil623 kmPampulha Modern EnsembleBrazil · 2016CulturalHistoric Town of Ouro Preto, Brazil623 kmHistoric Town of Ouro PretoBrazil · 1980CulturalSão Francisco Square, Brazil649 kmSão Francisco SquareBrazil · 2010Cultural
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