Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona
A World Heritage Site in Switzerland, 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
- Switzerland
- Region
- Europe and North America
- Inscribed
- 2008
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (viii)
- Property area
- approx. 329 km² (32,850 ha)
- Component parts
- 1
- Coordinates
- 46.9167, 9.2500
- UNESCO ID
- 1179
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Names in other languages
- French
- Haut lieu tectonique suisse Sardona
- Spanish
- Sitio tectónico suizo del Sardona
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