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NaturalRef. 355

Iguaçu National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Brazil, inscribed in 1986 under criteria (vii), (x).

Iguaçu National Park, Brazil
Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Brazil
Year of inscription
1986
Criteria
viix
Area of property
1,853 km²
Location
Foz do Iguaçu, Céu Azul
What it is
national park, natural heritage
Founded or built
1939
Elevation
265 m
Reference
WHC 355 · Wikidata Q742315

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(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.

Iguazú National Park World Heritage Site, Argentina49 kmIguazú National Park World Heritage SiteArgentina · 1984NaturalJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangüé, Paraguay249 kmJesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de TavarangüéParaguay · 1993CulturalJesuit missions among the Guaraní, Argentina251 kmJesuit missions among the GuaraníArgentina · 1983CulturalAtlantic Forest South-East Reserves, Brazil618 kmAtlantic Forest South-East ReservesBrazil · 1999Natural947 kmFray Bentos Industrial LandscapeUruguay · 2015CulturalPantanal, Brazil973 kmPantanalBrazil · 2000Natural
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