Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Also known as Carlsbad Cavern, Carlsbad Caverns, Carlsbad National Park, CAVE, Grottes de Carlsbad, Parc national de carlsbad caverns
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
United States
Inscribed
1995
Area
18,900 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is about 200 km west of Odessa.
Nearest towns and cities
- Carlsbad · about 25,000 peopleabout 35 km north-east
- Roswell · about 46,000 peopleabout 140 km north
- Hobbs · about 29,000 peopleabout 140 km north-east
- Alamogordo · about 36,000 peopleabout 160 km north-west
- Odessa · about 106,000 peopleabout 200 km east
- El Paso · about 753,000 peopleabout 200 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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