Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Also known as Richard S Bolt Visitor Center
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (ix), (x).
Region
Europe and North America
United States
Inscribed
2026
Area
162,684 ha
In preparation
A full profile of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is being written.
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is about 65 km north-west of Jacksonville.
Nearest towns and cities
- Jacksonville · about 988,000 peopleabout 65 km south-east
- Brunswick · about 47,000 peopleabout 75 km north-east
- Lake City · about 29,000 peopleabout 80 km south-west
- Valdosta · about 61,000 peopleabout 110 km west
- Gainesville · about 191,000 peopleabout 120 km south
- St. Augustine · about 76,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United StatesNatural555 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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