Lena Pillars
Also known as Colonnes de la Léna, Parc naturel des colonnes de la Lena
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
Russia
Inscribed
2012
Area
485,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lena Pillars is about 160 km south-west of Yakutsk.
Nearest towns and cities
- Yakutsk · about 236,000 peopleabout 160 km north-east
- Aldan · about 24,000 peopleabout 300 km south
- Neryungri · about 66,000 peopleabout 520 km south
- Lensk · about 26,000 peopleabout 670 km west
- Tynda · about 37,000 peopleabout 680 km south
- Mirny · about 40,000 peopleabout 720 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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