Yosemite National Park
Also known as YOSE, Yosemite, Yosemite NP
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
United States
Inscribed
1984
Area
307,934 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Yosemite National Park is about 95 km north-east of Merced.
Nearest towns and cities
- Merced · about 96,000 peopleabout 95 km south-west
- Fresno · about 616,000 peopleabout 110 km south
- Modesto · about 323,000 peopleabout 130 km west
- Stockton · about 685,000 peopleabout 160 km west
- Visalia · about 122,000 peopleabout 160 km south
- Carson City · about 57,000 peopleabout 160 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
United StatesNatural556 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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