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Grand Canyon National Park

Natural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).

Grand Canyon National Park, United States
Photo: Marek Ślusarczyk ( Tupungato ) Photo portfolio · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Carlsbad Caverns National ParkCasas GrandesChaco Culture World Heritage SiteEl Camino Real de Tierra AdentroEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveGrand Canyon National ParkHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpHistoric centre of ZacatecasHuichol route to HuiricutaIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaMesa Verde National ParkOlympic National ParkPoverty PointRedwood National and State ParksRock Paintings of Sierra de San FranciscoSan Antonio MissionsTaos PuebloWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park36.055° N, 112.122° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
viiviiiixx
Area of property
4,933 km²
Location
Coconino County, Mohave County
What it is
National Park of the United States, national park
Founded or built
1919
Visitors a year
4,919,163 (2024) · ranking
Official website
nps.gov/grca
Reference
WHC 75 · Wikidata Q220289

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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Mesa Verde National Park, United States350 kmMesa Verde National ParkUnited States · 1978CulturalChaco Culture World Heritage Site, United States373 kmChaco Culture World Heritage SiteUnited States · 1987CulturalEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, Mexico480 kmEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveMexico · 2013NaturalTaos Pueblo, United States592 kmTaos PuebloUnited States · 1992CulturalYosemite National Park, United States685 kmYosemite National ParkUnited States · 1984NaturalCasas Grandes, Mexico741 kmCasas GrandesMexico · 1998Cultural
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