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MixedRef. 1326

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Mixed World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 2010 under criteria (iii), (vi), (viii), (ix), (x).

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, United States
Photo: Claire Fackler, CINMS, NOAA. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National ParkPapahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument25.500° N, 170.500° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
2010
Type
Mixed
Criteria
iiiviviiiixx
Area of property
1,508,870 km²
Location
Honolulu County, territorial waters of the United States
What it is
National Monument of the United States, marine protected area
Founded or built
2006
Reference
WHC 1326 · Wikidata Q787425

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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