Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
A World Heritage Site in Brazil, inscribed in 2024 as a Natural Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Inscribed
- 2024
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (vii)(viii)
- Property area
- approx. 1,566 km² (156,562 ha)
- Component parts
- 1
- Coordinates
- -2.5367, -43.0636
- UNESCO ID
- 1611
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Names in other languages
- French
- Parc national de Lençóis Maranhenses
- Spanish
- Parque Nacional de los Lençóis Maranhenses
- Chinese
- 伦索伊斯-马拉年塞斯国家公园
Other World Heritage Sites in Brazil
- Amazonia Theaters (2026)
- Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves (1999)
- Brasilia (1987)
- Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves (2001)
- Central Amazon Conservation Complex (2000)
- Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks (2001)
- Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves (1999)
- Historic Centre of Salvador de Bahia (1985)
- Historic Centre of São Luís (1997)
- Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina (1999)
- Historic Centre of the Town of Goiás (2001)
- Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda (1982)
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