NaturalRef. 1611
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Natural World Heritage property in Brazil, inscribed in 2024 under criteria (vii), (viii), (x).
2.483° S, 43.133° W
- State Party
- Brazil
- Year of inscription
- 2024
- Type
- Natural
- Area of property
- 1,566 km²
- Location
- Barreirinhas, Primeira Cruz
- What it is
- national park, natural heritage
- Founded or built
- 1981
- Component parts
- 2 (serial property)
- Official website
- parquelencois.com.br/
- Reference
- WHC 1611 · Wikidata Q647777
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.(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.
130 kmHistoric Centre of São LuísBrazil · 1997Cultural
691 kmSerra da Capivara National ParkBrazil · 1991Cultural
1047 kmRocas AtollBrazil · 2001Natural
1104 kmHistoric Centre of the Town of OlindaBrazil · 1982Cultural
1152 kmSão Francisco SquareBrazil · 2010Cultural
1272 kmHistoric Centre of Salvador da BahiaBrazil · 1985CulturalBrazil
More sites in Brazil
- Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves1999
- Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves1999
- Serra da Capivara National Park1991
- Central Amazon Conservation Complex2000
- Pantanal2000
- Iguaçu National Park1986
- Rocas Atoll2001
- Jesuit missions among the Guaraní1983
- Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos1985
- Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea2012
2024
Also inscribed in 2024
- Appian WayItaly
- Badain Jaran DesertChina
- Central Axis of BeijingChina
- Cultural Landscape of Kenozero LakeRussia
- EcbatanaIran
- Flow CountryUnited Kingdom
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.