Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Also known as Lençóis Maranhenses
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii), (x).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Inscribed
2024
Area
149,259 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park is about 100 km east of São José de Ribamar. The nearest other World Heritage site is Historic Centre of São Luís, about 130 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- São José de Ribamar · about 55,000 peopleabout 100 km west
- São Luís · about 1,038,000 peopleabout 130 km west
- Chapadinha · about 41,000 peopleabout 140 km south
- Parnaíba · about 138,000 peopleabout 160 km east
- Itapecuru Mirim · about 35,000 peopleabout 170 km south-west
- Coroatá · about 34,000 peopleabout 220 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BrazilCultural130 km away
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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