El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve

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UNESCO World Heritage Site biosphere reserve protected area

El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in northwestern Mexico, renowned for its dramatic volcanic landscapes, extensive dune fields, and exceptional desert biodiversity.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve canonical	2
El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ biosphere reserve ⓘ protected area ⓘ
contains	cinder cones ⓘ craters ⓘ extensive sand dune fields ⓘ lava flows ⓘ maars ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
designation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
ecosystemType	desert ecosystem ⓘ
governingBody	National Commission of Natural Protected Areas of Mexico ⓘ
hasBiodiversity	desert fauna ⓘ desert flora ⓘ
hasClimate	arid ⓘ
hasFeature	maar craters ⓘ mega-dunes ⓘ shield volcano remnants ⓘ
hasOfficialStatus	federal protected area of Mexico ⓘ
hasPart	Pinacate volcanic region ⓘ surface form: El Pinacate volcanic field Gran Desierto de Altar ONDG ⓘ
IUCNCategory	II ⓘ
knownFor	dramatic volcanic landscapes ⓘ exceptional desert biodiversity ⓘ extensive dune fields ⓘ
languageOfName	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Sonora ⓘ Northwestern Mexico ⓘ surface form: northwestern Mexico
near	Arizona ⓘ U.S.–Mexico border ⓘ surface form: United States–Mexico border
partOf	Mexican system of natural protected areas ⓘ Sonoran Desert ⓘ
protectedFor	desert biodiversity ⓘ geological features ⓘ scenic landscapes ⓘ
recognizedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(vii) ⓘ (viii) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2013 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion	Latin America and the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	ecotourism ⓘ environmental education ⓘ scientific research ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Pinacate volcanic region → partOf → El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar

Sonoyta → locatedNearProtectedArea → El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve ⓘ