Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site

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The Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site is a transboundary Franco-Spanish mountain landscape recognized by UNESCO for its dramatic limestone massifs, deep glacial valleys, and long-standing pastoral culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural landscape
mountain landscape
borderBetween France and Spain
linked to: Spain and France
contains Añisclo Canyon
Escuaín Gorge
Estaubé Cirque
linked to: Cirque d’Estaubé

Gavarnie Cirque
linked to: Vallée de Gavarnie

Mont Perdu
Ordesa Valley
Troumouse Cirque
linked to: Cirque de Troumouse
country France
Spain
criteria (iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vii)
crossesBorderOf France
Spain
culturalValue long-standing transhumant pastoral culture
ecosystemType alpine
subalpine
elevationOfHighestPoint_m 3355
extensionYear 1999
geologicalFeature deep glacial valleys
karst formations
limestone massifs
governedBy France
Spain
hasConservationObjective preservation of traditional pastoral systems
protection of mountain ecosystems
hasPart Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Parc national des Pyrénées
heritageCategory mixed cultural and natural
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
highestPoint Mont Perdu
inscriptionYear 1997
landUse traditional pastoralism
locatedIn Franco-Spanish border region
Pyrenees
managementType transboundary
notableFor biodiversity
dramatic mountain scenery
glacial cirques
high-altitude meadows
partOf Central Pyrenees
linked to: Aragonese Pyrenees
recognizedBy UNESCO
UNESCORegion Europe and North America
UNESCOSiteId 773

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Vallée de Gavarnie partOf Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
Vallée de Gavarnie partOf Gavarnie–Gèdre area
linked to: Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
Monte Perdido partOf Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
Ordesa Valley partOf Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
linked to: Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
Añisclo Canyon partOfUNESCOSite Pyrénées–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
linked to: Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
Mont Perdut partOf Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
linked to: Pyrenees–Mont Perdu World Heritage Site