Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

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UNESCO World Heritage Site national park protected area

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park is a renowned Spanish protected area in the central Pyrenees, famous for its dramatic limestone canyons, high peaks, rich biodiversity, and extensive hiking trails.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido 2
Parque Nacional del Valle de Ordesa 1

Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area approximately 15,600 hectares ⓘ
approximately 156 square kilometers ⓘ
borders France ⓘ
climate mountain climate ⓘ
contains Añisclo Canyon ⓘ
Escuaín Gorge ⓘ
Monte Perdido ⓘ
Ordesa Valley ⓘ
Pineta Valley ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
currentOfficialName Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido
ecosystem alpine meadows ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ
established 1918 ⓘ
geology limestone ⓘ
governingBody Government of Aragon ⓘ
Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition ⓘ
highestPoint Monte Perdido ⓘ
highestPointElevation 3355 meters ⓘ
inscriptionCriteria UNESCO criteria (iii) ⓘ
UNESCO criteria (iv) ⓘ
UNESCO criteria (ix) ⓘ
UNESCO criteria (v) ⓘ
UNESCO criteria (vii) ⓘ
UNESCO criteria (viii) ⓘ
UNESCO criteria (x) ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
landform deep canyons ⓘ
glacial valleys ⓘ
karst plateaus ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Aragon ⓘ
Huesca province ⓘ
central Pyrenees ⓘ
mountainRange Pyrenees ⓘ
nearbyTown Bielsa ⓘ
Broto ⓘ
Torla-Ordesa ⓘ
notableFauna Pyrenean chamois (isard) ⓘ
surface form: Pyrenean chamois

Pyrenean desman ⓘ
bearded vulture ⓘ
brown bear (occasional presence) ⓘ
golden eagle ⓘ
griffon vulture ⓘ
notableFlora Pyrenean oak ⓘ
Scots pine ⓘ
beech forests ⓘ
silver fir ⓘ
originalName Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Parque Nacional del Valle de Ordesa
partOf Natura 2000 network ⓘ
popularActivity hiking ⓘ
ice climbing ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
wildlife watching ⓘ
primaryUse nature conservation ⓘ
river Arazas River ⓘ
Bellós River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cinca River NERFINISHED ⓘ
SpanishName Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido
trailNetwork extensive marked hiking trails ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory natural site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1997 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageExtensionYear 1999 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Pyrénées – Mont Perdu ⓘ

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

Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park → SpanishName → Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido
Pyrenees National Park → adjacentTo → Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park ⓘ
Pyrenees → containsNationalPark → Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park ⓘ
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park → currentOfficialName → Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido
northern Spain → hasProtectedArea → Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Spain
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park → originalName → Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parque Nacional del Valle de Ordesa
Monte Perdido → partOf → Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park ⓘ
Monte Perdido → protectedArea → Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park ⓘ