Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
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Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
| Pyrénées - Mont Perdu * | |
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 The Cirque de Gavarnie in the French section of the World Heritage Site |
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| Country | 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 |
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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 summit of Mont Perdu (Spanish: Monte Perdido) is on the Spanish side of the border. The site was designated in 1997 and extended north in 1999 to include the Commune of Gèdre in France.
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
- ^ "Pyrenees-Mont Perdu". United Nations Environment Program - World Conservation Monitoring Centre. January 2000. Archived from the original on 2008-07-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20080718175546/http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/mtperdu.html. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
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Coordinates: 42°39′N 0°3′E / 42.65°N 0.05°E
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