Desembarco del Granma National Park
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Desembarco del Granma National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed protected area in southeastern Cuba, renowned for its dramatic marine terraces, coastal cliffs, and historical significance as the landing site of Fidel Castro’s Granma yacht.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national park ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Cuban Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Che Guevara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fidel Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ Raúl Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biodiversitySignificance |
high level of plant endemism
ⓘ
important habitat for endemic Cuban fauna ⓘ |
| contains | Las Coloradas landing site ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| designation | National Park of Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
cliffs up to several hundred meters high
ⓘ
escarpments ⓘ limestone terraces ⓘ |
| geologicalSignificance | one of the most outstanding and extensive systems of marine terraces in the world ⓘ |
| governingBody | Cuban environmental authorities ⓘ |
| hasConservationValue |
protection of endemic and threatened species
ⓘ
protection of unique coastal and marine terrace landscapes ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coastal shrubland
ⓘ
mangroves ⓘ marine ecosystems ⓘ tropical dry forest ⓘ |
| hasView | stepped marine terraces descending to the sea ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | landing site of the yacht Granma in 1956 ⓘ |
| IUCNCategory | II (National Park) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal cliffs
ⓘ
karst formations ⓘ marine terraces ⓘ well-preserved uplifted marine terraces ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Granma Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Cuba ⓘ |
| marineComponent | Caribbean Sea coastline ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caribbean region
ⓘ
Cuba’s National System of Protected Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ hiking ⓘ nature observation ⓘ |
| translationOfName | Landing of the Granma National Park ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ix)
ⓘ
(viii) ⓘ (x) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageID | 889 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Latin America and the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1999 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Cuba