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NaturalRef. 409

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Natural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1987 under criterion (viii).

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, United States
Photo: Jos-uit-boston at Dutch Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National ParkPapahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument19.401° N, 155.124° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1987
Criteria
viii
Area of property
1,435 km²
Location
Hawaii County
What it is
National Park of the United States, national park
Founded or built
1916
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Landform
Hawaii
Visitors a year
1,433,593 (2024) · ranking
Official website
nps.gov/havo/index.htm
Reference
WHC 409 · Wikidata Q205952

Why it is on the List

(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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