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NaturalRef. 259

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Natural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1983 under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States
Photo: Vicpeters · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AnticostiCahokiaCarlsbad Caverns National ParkEl Camino Real de Tierra AdentroEverglades National ParkGrand-PréGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkHistoric Centre of CamagüeyHistoric Centre of CienfuegosHistoric centre of ZacatecasHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksHuichol route to HuiricutaIndependence HallJoggins Fossil CliffsLiberty IslandMammoth Cave National ParkMiguasha National ParkMonticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleOkefenokee National Wildlife RefugeOld Havana and its Fortification SystemOld QuebecOld Town LunenburgPoverty PointRideau Canal World Heritage SiteSan Antonio MissionsSt George and Related FortificationsThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd WrightTrinidad and the Valley de los IngeniosViñales Valley35.611° N, 83.425° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1983
Criteria
viiviiiixx
Area of property
2,114 km²
Location
Tennessee, Swain County
What it is
National Park of the United States, national park
Founded or built
1934
Mountain range
Great Smoky Mountains
Visitors a year
12,191,834 (2024) · ranking
Official website
nps.gov/grsm
Reference
WHC 259 · Wikidata Q464004

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.

Mammoth Cave National Park, United States297 kmMammoth Cave National ParkUnited States · 1981NaturalHopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, United States501 kmHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksUnited States · 2023CulturalMonticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, United States514 kmMonticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleUnited States · 1987CulturalOkefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, United States555 kmOkefenokee National Wildlife RefugeUnited States · 2026NaturalThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, United States591 kmThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd WrightUnited States · 2019CulturalCahokia, United States679 kmCahokiaUnited States · 1982Cultural
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