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NaturalRef. 1653

Ivindo National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Gabon, inscribed in 2021 under criterion (ix).

Ivindo National Park, Gabon
Photo: Jefe Le Gran · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Gabon
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2021
Criteria
ix
Area of property
2,988 km²
What it is
national park
Founded or built
2002
Reference
WHC 1653 · Wikidata Q9055979

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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda, Gabon142 kmEcosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-OkandaGabon · 2007MixedOdzala National Park, Republic of the Congo265 kmOdzala National ParkRepublic of the Congo · 2023NaturalDja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon328 kmDja Faunal ReserveCameroon · 1987NaturalSangha Trinational, Cameroon502 kmSangha TrinationalCameroon · 2012NaturalThe Roças of Sao Tome and Principe: Colonial Agricultural System and Forced Migration, São Tomé and Príncipe667 kmThe Roças of Sao Tome and Principe: Colonial Agricultural System and Forced MigrationSão Tomé and Príncipe · 2026CulturalM'banza-Kongo, Angola729 kmM'banza-KongoAngola · 2017Cultural
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Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.