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NaturalRef. 686

Miguasha National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Canada, inscribed in 1999 under criterion (viii).

Miguasha National Park, Canada
Photo: Neumeier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AnticostiGrand-PréGreat Smoky Mountains National ParkGros Morne National ParkHopewell Ceremonial EarthworksIndependence HallJoggins Fossil CliffsKujataaL'Anse aux MeadowsLiberty IslandMammoth Cave National ParkMiguasha National ParkMistaken Point Ecological ReserveMonticello and the University of Virginia in CharlottesvilleOld QuebecOld Town LunenburgRed Bay National Historic SiteRideau Canal World Heritage SiteThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright48.111° N, 66.369° W
State Party
Canada
Year of inscription
1999
Criteria
viii
Area of property
62 ha
Location
Nouvelle, Escuminac
What it is
national park of Quebec, paleontological site
Founded or built
1985
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Official website
sepaq.com/pq/mig/fr/
Reference
WHC 686 · Wikidata Q631128

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.

Anticosti, Canada278 kmAnticostiCanada · 2023NaturalJoggins Fossil Cliffs, Canada301 kmJoggins Fossil CliffsCanada · 2008NaturalGrand-Pré, Canada369 kmGrand-PréCanada · 2012CulturalOld Quebec, Canada392 kmOld QuebecCanada · 1985CulturalOld Town Lunenburg, Canada444 kmOld Town LunenburgCanada · 1995CulturalGros Morne National Park, Canada654 kmGros Morne National ParkCanada · 1987Natural
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