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Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique

Natural World Heritage property in France, inscribed in 2023 under criteria (viii), (x).

Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique, France
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State Party
France
Year of inscription
2023
Criteria
viiix
Location
Martinique
What it is
group of protected areas
Component parts
15 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1657 · Wikidata Q64842970

Why it is on the List

(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(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.

Morne Trois Pitons National Park, Dominica61 kmMorne Trois Pitons National ParkDominica · 1997NaturalPitons, Saint Lucia106 kmPitonsSaint Lucia · 2004NaturalGarrison Historic Area, Barbados243 kmGarrison Historic AreaBarbados · 2011CulturalAntigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological Sites, Antigua and Barbuda260 kmAntigua Naval Dockyard and Related Archaeological SitesAntigua and Barbuda · 2016CulturalBrimstone Hill Fortress National Park, Saint Kitts and Nevis344 kmBrimstone Hill Fortress National ParkSaint Kitts and Nevis · 1999CulturalLa Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site, United States677 kmLa Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic SiteUnited States · 1983Cultural
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