Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
A World Heritage Site in France, inscribed in 2008 as a Natural Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Europe and North America
- Inscribed
- 2008
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (vii)(ix)(x)
- Property area
- approx. 15,743 km² (1,574,300 ha)
- Component parts
- 6
- Coordinates
- -20.4119, 164.5664
- UNESCO ID
- 1115
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Names in other languages
- French
- Lagons de Nouvelle-Calédonie : diversité récifale et écosystèmes associés
- Spanish
- Lagunas de Nueva Caledonia: diversidad de los arrecifes y ecosistemas conexos
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