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NaturalRef. 120

Sagarmatha National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Nepal, inscribed in 1979 under criterion (vii).

Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Nepal
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
vii
Area of property
1,148 km²
Location
Solukhumbu District
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1976
Landform
Khumbu
Reference
WHC 120 · Wikidata Q2211959

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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