The Pitons

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UNESCO World Heritage Site mountain mountain range natural monument

The Pitons are two dramatic volcanic spires on the southwest coast of Saint Lucia, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and iconic symbol of the island.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Gros Piton	7
Petit Piton	0

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ mountain ⓘ mountain ⓘ mountain range ⓘ natural monument ⓘ
area	2909 ha ⓘ
bufferZoneArea	1134 ha ⓘ
climate	tropical ⓘ
contains	hot springs ⓘ submarine geothermal vents ⓘ sulphur springs ⓘ
country	Saint Lucia NERFINISHED ⓘ
elevation	743 m ⓘ 798 m ⓘ
featuredOn	Flag of Saint Lucia ⓘ surface form: flag of Saint Lucia tourism promotions of Saint Lucia ⓘ
geologicalAge	Quaternary ⓘ
geologicalOrigin	volcanic ⓘ
governingBody	Government of Saint Lucia ⓘ Saint Lucia National Trust ⓘ
hasEcosystem	coral reef ⓘ marine area ⓘ tropical forest ⓘ
hasMarineProtection	Pitons Management Area ⓘ surface form: Pitons Marine Reserve
hasPart	The Pitons self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gros Piton Petit Piton ⓘ
hasVegetationType	dry forest ⓘ rainforest ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
highestPoint	The Pitons self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gros Piton
inscriptionYear	2004 ⓘ
isSymbolOf	Saint Lucia NERFINISHED ⓘ
IUCNCategory	Protected area ⓘ
knownFor	biodiversity ⓘ dramatic volcanic spires ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ
locatedIn	Saint Lucia NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Lucia NERFINISHED ⓘ Soufrière ⓘ surface form: Soufrière District
locatedOn	southwest coast of Saint Lucia ⓘ
near	Soufrière ⓘ
overlooks	Caribbean Sea ⓘ
partOf	Lesser Antilles ⓘ surface form: Lesser Antilles volcanic arc Pitons Management Area ⓘ
tourismAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(vii) ⓘ (viii) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	1161 ⓘ
volcanicField	Soufrière ⓘ surface form: Soufrière Volcanic Centre