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NaturalRef. 150

Mammoth Cave National Park

Natural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1981 under criteria (vii), (viii), (x).

Mammoth Cave National Park, United States
Photo: Willis Thomas Lee · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1981
Criteria
viiviiix
Area of property
21,859 ha
Location
Edmonson County, Hart County
What it is
biosphere reserve, National Park of the United States
Founded or built
1941
Visitors a year
747,042 (2024) · ranking
Official website
nps.gov/maca/index.htm
Reference
WHC 150 · Wikidata Q242681

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.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States297 kmGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkUnited States · 1983NaturalCahokia, United States384 kmCahokiaUnited States · 1982CulturalHopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, United States450 kmHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksUnited States · 2023CulturalThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, United States651 kmThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd WrightUnited States · 2019CulturalMonticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, United States676 kmMonticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleUnited States · 1987CulturalPoverty Point, United States700 kmPoverty PointUnited States · 2014Cultural
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