Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island

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Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island is a dramatic volcanic landscape in the Indian Ocean renowned for its towering peaks, deep cirques, sheer cliffs, and exceptional biodiversity, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
natural heritage site ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
activeVolcano Piton de la Fournaise ⓘ
area 1053 km² ⓘ
biodiversityStatus biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
climate tropical ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dominantEcosystem montane forest ⓘ
subalpine shrubland ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
governingBody French authorities ⓘ
hasEndemism high level of animal endemism ⓘ
high level of plant endemism ⓘ
hasPart Cirque de Cilaos ⓘ
Cirque de Mafate ⓘ
Cirque de Salazie ⓘ
Piton de la Fournaise ⓘ
Piton des Neiges ⓘ
high cliffs ⓘ
volcanic remparts ⓘ
heritageCategory Natural ⓘ
heritageCriteria (vii) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
highestElevation 3070 m ⓘ
highestPoint Piton des Neiges ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2010 ⓘ
IUCNCategory II (National Park) ⓘ
knownFor deep cirques ⓘ
dramatic volcanic scenery ⓘ
exceptional biodiversity ⓘ
sheer cliffs ⓘ
towering peaks ⓘ
locatedIn Indian Ocean ⓘ
Réunion ⓘ
mainIsland Réunion ⓘ
managementAuthority Réunion National Park administration ⓘ
ocean Indian Ocean ⓘ
partOf Réunion National Park ⓘ
percentageOfIsland about 40% of Réunion Island ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
region Mascarene Islands ⓘ
topography highly dissected volcanic massif ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1317 ⓘ

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Réunion → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island ⓘ
Réunion → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Reunion
Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island → partOf → Réunion National Park ⓘ
linked to: Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island
Piton des Neiges → protectedArea → Réunion National Park ⓘ
linked to: Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island
Piton des Neiges → UNESCOSiteName → Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Reunion Island ⓘ
linked to: Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island
Piton de la Fournaise → locatedInProtectedArea → Réunion National Park ⓘ
linked to: Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island
Piton de la Fournaise → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in France → includesSite → Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island ⓘ
linked to: Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island
Cirque de Cilaos → UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf → Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island ⓘ
Cilaos → isPartOf → UNESCO World Heritage site Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion ⓘ
linked to: Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island
Piton des Neiges → UNESCODesignation → Pitons, Cirques and Remparts of Réunion Island ⓘ
subject linked to: Snow Peak
linked to: Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island
Enclos Fouqué → isWithin → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island" ⓘ
linked to: Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island
Réunion National Park → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName → Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island ⓘ
linked to: Pitons, cirques and remparts of Réunion Island