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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Garajonay National Park canonical | 5 |
| Alto de Garajonay | 3 |
| Garajonay National Park (partly) | 1 |
| Garajonay National Park World Heritage Site | 1 |
Statements (51)
| 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 |
Bolles’s laurel pigeon
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolle's pigeon
Canary Islands chiffchaff ⓘ Canary Islands chiffchaff ⓘ
surface form:
Canary Islands kinglet
Canary Islands laurel pigeon ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Garajonay National Park
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Garajonay National Park
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alto de Garajonay
this entity surface form:
Garajonay National Park World Heritage Site
this entity surface form:
Alto de Garajonay
this entity surface form:
Alto de Garajonay
this entity surface form:
Garajonay National Park (partly)