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NaturalRef. 494

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve

Natural World Heritage property in Madagascar, inscribed in 1990 under criteria (vii), (x).

Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar
Photo: My father (who approves of its use) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Aapravasi GhatAldabraAmbohimangaChongoni Rock Art AreaCradle of HumankindGreat ZimbabweiSimangaliso Wetland ParkIsland of MozambiqueKhamiKondoa Rock Art SitesLake Malawi National ParkLe Morne BrabantMaloti-Drakensberg ParkMana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari AreasMapungubwe Cultural LandscapeMatobo HillsMulanje MassifOkavango DeltaPitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandRainforests of the AtsinananaRuins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo MnaraSelous Game ReserveStone TownThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosTsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature ReserveVredefort crater18.667° S, 44.750° E
State Party
Madagascar
Region
Africa
Year of inscription
1990
Criteria
viix
Area of property
85,300 ha
Location
Mahajanga
What it is
strict nature reserve of Madagascar
Founded or built
1991
Official website
tsingy-madagascar.com
Reference
WHC 494 · Wikidata Q1405154

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Ambohimanga, Madagascar296 kmAmbohimangaMadagascar · 2001CulturalIsland of Mozambique, Mozambique588 kmIsland of MozambiqueMozambique · 1991CulturalRainforests of the Atsinanana, Madagascar705 kmRainforests of the AtsinananaMadagascar · 2007Natural791 kmThe Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the ComorosComoros · 2026CulturalMulanje Massif, Malawi1014 kmMulanje MassifMalawi · 2025CulturalAldabra, Seychelles1044 kmAldabraSeychelles · 1982Natural
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