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Flow Country

Natural World Heritage property in United Kingdom, inscribed in 2024 under criteria (ix), (x).

Flow Country, United Kingdom
Photo: Graeme Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
United Kingdom
Year of inscription
2024
Criteria
ixx
Location
Highland
What it is
region
Reference
WHC 1722 · Wikidata Q1847928

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.
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