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Olympic National Park

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

Olympic National Park, United States
Photo: Wsiegmund · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteChaco Culture World Heritage SiteDinosaur Provincial ParkGrand Canyon National ParkHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpKluane / Wrangell – St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-AlsekMesa Verde National ParkNahanni National Park ReserveNinstintsOlympic National ParkRedwood National and State ParksTaos PuebloWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWood Buffalo National ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park47.700° N, 123.750° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1981
Criteria
viiix
Area of property
3,734 km²
Location
Clallam County, Jefferson County
What it is
National Park of the United States, national park
Founded or built
1938
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Mountain range
Olympic Mountains
Landform
Olympic Peninsula
Next to
Pacific Ocean
Visitors a year
3,717,267 (2024) · ranking
Official website
nps.gov/olym/index.htm
Reference
WHC 151 · Wikidata Q372093

Why it is on the List

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

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, Canada668 kmCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteCanada · 1984NaturalRedwood National and State Parks, United States704 kmRedwood National and State ParksUnited States · 1980NaturalNinstints, Canada724 kmNinstintsCanada · 1981CulturalWaterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Canada741 kmWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkCanada · 1995NaturalHead-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Canada776 kmHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpCanada · 1981CulturalWriting-on-Stone Provincial Park, Canada908 kmWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkCanada · 2019Cultural
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