Garajonay National Park

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Garajonay National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Spain’s Canary Islands, renowned for its ancient laurel forests and rich biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
national park ⓘ
area approximately 4,000 hectares ⓘ
approximately 40 square kilometres ⓘ
averageAnnualRainfall high ⓘ
biome laurel forest ⓘ
subtropical cloud forest ⓘ
climate humid subtropical ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
ecosystemType relict Tertiary-age laurel forest ⓘ
established 1981 ⓘ
governingBody Government of the Canary Islands ⓘ
Spanish National Parks Network ⓘ
hasFauna Bolle's pigeon ⓘ
Canary Islands chiffchaff ⓘ
Canary Islands kinglet ⓘ
Canary Islands wood pigeon ⓘ
La Gomera giant lizard ⓘ
endemic invertebrates ⓘ
hasFeature dense network of walking trails ⓘ
frequent fog and low clouds ⓘ
viewpoints over La Gomera ⓘ
highestElevation 1487 metres ⓘ
highestPoint Alto de Garajonay ⓘ
inscriptionReason importance for ongoing ecological and biological processes ⓘ
outstanding example of laurel forest ecosystem ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor ancient laurisilva forests ⓘ
frequent mist and cloud cover ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ
La Gomera ⓘ
mainTreeSpecies Erica arborea ⓘ
Erica scoparia ⓘ
Ilex canariensis ⓘ
Laurus novocanariensis ⓘ
Ocotea foetens ⓘ
Persea indica ⓘ
namedAfter Alto de Garajonay ⓘ
nearestTown San Sebastián de La Gomera ⓘ
partOf Macaronesia ⓘ
significance one of the best preserved laurel forests in Macaronesia ⓘ
tourismActivities birdwatching ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
nature observation ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix) ⓘ
(vii) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1986 ⓘ

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La Gomera → hasUNESCOSite → Garajonay National Park ⓘ
La Gomera → highestPoint → Alto de Garajonay ⓘ
linked to: Garajonay National Park
La Gomera → protectedArea → Garajonay National Park ⓘ
La Gomera → UNESCOStatus → Garajonay National Park World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Garajonay National Park
Garajonay National Park → highestPoint → Alto de Garajonay ⓘ
linked to: Garajonay National Park
Garajonay National Park → namedAfter → Alto de Garajonay ⓘ
linked to: Garajonay National Park
Agulo village → nearbyAttraction → Garajonay National Park ⓘ
Alajeró → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Garajonay National Park ⓘ
Vallehermoso → hasProtectedArea → Garajonay National Park (partly) ⓘ
linked to: Garajonay National Park
World Heritage Sites in Spain → hasPart → Garajonay National Park ⓘ
Spanish National Parks Network → hasPart → Garajonay National Park ⓘ