Península Valdés
A World Heritage Site in Argentina, 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
- Argentina
- Region
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Inscribed
- 1999
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (x)
- Property area
- approx. 8,261 km² (826,122 ha)
- Component parts
- 1
- Coordinates
- -42.5000, -64.0000
- UNESCO ID
- 937
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
- Presqu'île de Valdés
- Chinese
- 瓦尔德斯半岛
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- Iguazu National Park (1984)
- Ischigualasto / Talampaya Natural Parks (2000)
- Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba (2000)
- Jesuit Missions of the Guaranis: San Ignacio Mini, Santa Ana, Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Santa Maria Mayor (Argentina), Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes (Brazil) (1983)
- Los Alerces National Park (2017)
- Los Glaciares National Park (1981)
- Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System (2014)
- Quebrada de Humahuaca (2003)
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)
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