Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (x).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Mexico
Inscribed
1993
Area
369,631 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino is about 330 km west of Guaymas. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sierra de San Francisco, about 130 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Guaymas · about 103,000 peopleabout 330 km east
- Hermosillo · about 596,000 peopleabout 360 km north-east
- San Felipe · about 21,000 peopleabout 370 km north
- Caborca · about 57,000 peopleabout 390 km north-east
- Ciudad Constitución · about 40,000 peopleabout 400 km south-east
- Mazatlán · about 500,000 peopleabout 430 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
MexicoCultural132 km away
MexicoNatural254 km away
MexicoNatural474 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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