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Pyrénées - Mont Perdu World Heritage Site

 
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Pyrénées - Mont Perdu*
UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Cirque de Gavarnie in the French section of the World Heritage Site
State Party  France and  Spain
Type Mixed
Criteria iii, iv, v, vii, viii
Reference 773
Region** Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1997  (21st Session)
Extensions 1999
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
** Region as classified by UNESCO.

The Pyrénées - Mont Perdu World Heritage Site is a world heritage site straddling the border between Spain and France in the Pyrenees mountain chain. The site includes two bordering national parks: the entire Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in Spain and the eastern part of Pyrénées Occidentales National Park in France.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Pyrenees-Mont Perdu". United Nations Environment Program - World Conservation Monitoring Centre. January 2000. http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/mtperdu.html. Retrieved on 2008-08-12. 


Coordinates: 42°39′N 0°3′E / 42.65°N 0.05°E / 42.65; 0.05


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