Volcanoes and Forests of Mount Pelée and the Pitons of Northern Martinique
A World Heritage Site in France, inscribed in 2023 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
- 2023
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (viii)(x)
- Property area
- approx. 140 km² (13,980 ha)
- Component parts
- 2
- Coordinates
- 14.8233, -61.1759
- UNESCO ID
- 1657
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Names in other languages
- French
- Volcans et forêts de la Montagne Pelée et des pitons du nord de la Martinique
- Spanish
- Volcanes y bosques de la Montaña Pelada y pitones del Norte de Martinica
- Chinese
- 培雷山和马提尼克北部山峰的火山和森林
Other World Heritage Sites in France
- Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (1983)
- Amiens Cathedral (1981)
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2007)
- Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (1981)
- Beaches of the D-Day Landings, Normandy, 1944 (2026)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (1999)
- Bordeaux, Port of the Moon (2007)
- Bourges Cathedral (1992)
- Canal du Midi (1996)
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims (1991)
- Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena (2018)
- Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars (2015)
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