Península Valdés

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Península Valdés is a Patagonian coastal peninsula in Argentina renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a critical wildlife sanctuary, especially for southern right whales, sea lions, and elephant seals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ
wildlife sanctuary ⓘ
administrativeCenter Puerto Pirámides ⓘ
borders Golfo Nuevo ⓘ
Golfo San José ⓘ
linked to: Golfo Nuevo
climate arid ⓘ
temperate-cold ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
governedBy Chubut provincial authorities ⓘ
habitatFor Eubalaena australis ⓘ
Magellanic penguin ⓘ
Mirounga leonina ⓘ
Otaria flavescens ⓘ
linked to: Otaria

Patagonian mara ⓘ
guanaco ⓘ
orcas ⓘ
rhea ⓘ
various shorebirds ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal steppe ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ
salt flats ⓘ
hasFeature beaches ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ
gulfs ⓘ
salt lagoons ⓘ
hasTourismActivity eco-tourism ⓘ
whale watching ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ
IUCNCategory II (National Park-equivalent protected area in parts) ⓘ
knownFor coastal lagoons and gulfs ⓘ
marine biodiversity ⓘ
sea lion colonies ⓘ
southern elephant seal colonies ⓘ
southern right whale population ⓘ
locatedIn Chubut Province ⓘ
Patagonia ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Puerto Madryn ⓘ
partOf Patagonian coastal region ⓘ
protectionStatus provincial protected area ⓘ
recognizedAs critical site for marine mammal conservation ⓘ
important breeding ground for southern right whales ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Natural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (vii) ⓘ
(x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1999 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Golfo Nuevo → near → Península Valdés ⓘ
Golfo Nuevo → separatedBy → Península Valdés ⓘ
Golfo Nuevo → hasNearbyUNESCOSite → Península Valdés World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Península Valdés
Trelew → hasNearbyAttraction → Valdés Peninsula region ⓘ
linked to: Península Valdés
Southern Argentina → containsProtectedArea → Península Valdés ⓘ
subject linked to: southern Argentina
Atlantic coast of Argentina → hasProtectedArea → Península Valdés ⓘ
Atlantic coast of Argentina → hasProtectedArea → Isla Pingüino Provincial Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Península Valdés
Puerto Pirámides → locatedInProtectedArea → Valdés Peninsula Nature Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Península Valdés
Puerto Madryn → near → Península Valdés Protected Natural Area ⓘ
linked to: Península Valdés