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NaturalRef. 1257

Rainforests of the Atsinanana

Natural World Heritage property in Madagascar, inscribed in 2007 under criteria (ix), (x).

Rainforests of the Atsinanana, Madagascar
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Aapravasi GhatAldabraAmbohimangaBwindi Impenetrable National ParkChongoni Rock Art AreaFort Jesus MuseumGreat ZimbabweiSimangaliso Wetland ParkIsland of MozambiqueKahuzi-Biéga National ParkKhamiKilimanjaro National ParkKondoa Rock Art SitesLake Malawi National ParkLamu Old TownLe Morne BrabantMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsMulanje MassifNgorongoro Conservation AreaNyungwe ForestPitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandRainforests of the AtsinananaRuins of GediRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraSacred Mijikenda Kaya ForestsSelous Game ReserveSerengeti National ParkStone TownThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosThimlich OhingaTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveVallée de MaiVirunga National Park14.460° S, 49.703° E
State Party
Madagascar
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
2007
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
4,797 km²
Location
Atsinanana
What it is
rainforest
Component parts
7 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1257 · Wikidata Q564321

Why it is on the List

(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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Ambohimanga, Madagascar530 kmAmbohimangaMadagascar · 2001CulturalAldabra, Seychelles665 kmAldabraSeychelles · 1982NaturalTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar705 kmTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveMadagascar · 1990Natural763 kmThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosComoros · 2026CulturalPitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island, France959 kmPitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandFrance · 2010NaturalIsland of Mozambique, Mozambique967 kmIsland of MozambiqueMozambique · 1991Cultural
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