Laurisilva of Madeira
A World Heritage Site in Portugal, inscribed in 1999 as a Natural Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Europe and North America
- Inscribed
- 1999
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (ix)(x)
- Property area
- approx. 150 km² (15,000 ha)
- Component parts
- 1
- Coordinates
- 32.7667, -17.0000
- UNESCO ID
- 934
Source: factual data from UNESCO DataHub (whc001 / CC BY-SA 4.0). This site uses only factual information such as names, countries, inscription years and categories. No official UNESCO/WHC descriptions, photographs or logos are used.
Names in other languages
- French
- Forêt Laurifère de Madère
- Spanish
- Bosque de laurisilva de Madeira
- Chinese
- 马德拉月桂树公园
Other World Heritage Sites in Portugal
- Alto Douro Wine Region (2001)
- Central Zone of the Town of Angra do Heroismo in the Azores (1983)
- Convent of Christ in Tomar (1983)
- Cultural Landscape of Sintra (1995)
- Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications (2012)
- Historic Centre of Évora (1986)
- Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone (2001)
- Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar (1996)
- Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture (2004)
- Monastery of Alcobaça (1989)
- Monastery of Batalha (1983)
- Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon (1983)
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