HERITAGE RECORD · 588

Danube Delta

多瑙河三角洲

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The waters of the Danube, which flow into the Black Sea, form the largest and best preserved of Europe's deltas. The Danube delta hosts over 300 species of birds as well as 45 freshwater fish species in its numerous lakes and marshes.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ184429 ↗

Inception1991

Area4178 ha

Administrative areaQ191078 · Q103842911

WikipediaDanube Delta ↗

Chinese Wikipedia多瑙河三角洲 ↗

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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.

Cultural archive

Record lead

UNESCO record lead

The waters of the Danube, which flow into the Black Sea, form the largest and best preserved of Europe's deltas.

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