Península Valdés
Also known as Peninsule Valdes, Presqu'île de Valdés, Valdes Peninsula
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (x).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina
Inscribed
1999
Area
360,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Península Valdés is about 95 km east of Puerto Madryn.
Nearest towns and cities
- Puerto Madryn · about 65,000 peopleabout 95 km west
- Rawson · about 26,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Trelew · about 93,000 peopleabout 140 km south-west
- Viedma · about 59,000 peopleabout 200 km north-east
- Punta Alta · about 57,000 peopleabout 430 km north
- Bahía Blanca · about 282,000 peopleabout 440 km north
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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