HERITAGE RECORD · 355

Iguaçu National Park

伊瓜苏国家公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The park shares with Iguazú National Park in Argentina one of the world’s largest and most impressive waterfalls, extending over some 2,700 m. It is home to many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna, among them the giant otter and the giant anteater. The clouds of spray produced by the waterfall are conducive to the growth of lush vegetation.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ742315 ↗

Inception1939

Area185262.5 ha

Administrative areaQ202316 · Q1804163 · Q1803927 · Q375318 · Q1773060 · Q1803292

Named afterQ191635

WikipediaIguaçu National Park ↗

Chinese Wikipedia伊瓜苏国家公园 (巴西) ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

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