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Sangay National Park

Natural World Heritage property in Ecuador, inscribed in 1983 under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).

Sangay National Park, Ecuador
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State Party
Ecuador
Year of inscription
1983
Criteria
viiviiiixx
Area of property
2,719 km²
Location
Morona-Santiago Province, Chimborazo Province
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1979
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 260 · Wikidata Q839603

Why it is on the List

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

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Historic Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, Ecuador140 kmHistoric Centre of Santa Ana de los Ríos de CuencaEcuador · 1999CulturalHistoric Center of Quito, Ecuador180 kmHistoric Center of QuitoEcuador · 1978CulturalSan Agustin archeological park, Colombia471 kmSan Agustin archeological parkColombia · 1995CulturalTierradentro, Colombia554 kmTierradentroColombia · 1995CulturalRío Abiseo National Park, Peru669 kmRío Abiseo National ParkPeru · 1990MixedChiribiquete National Park, Colombia676 kmChiribiquete National ParkColombia · 2018Mixed
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