World Heritage Identification Number: 685
World Heritage since: 1994
Category: Natural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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Doñana National Park: A Biodiverse Haven in Southern Spain
Doñana National Park, located in the autonomous community of Andalusia, spans across the provinces of Huelva, Cádiz, and Seville in southern Spain. Named after Doña Ana de Silva y Mendoza, wife of the 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, this expansive natural reserve encompasses an area of approximately 543 square kilometers (209.65 square miles). Of this total area, 135 square kilometers (52.12 square miles) are designated as a protected zone.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Doñana National Park in Andalusia occupies the right bank of the Guadalquivir river at its estuary on the Atlantic Ocean. It is notable for the great diversity of its biotopes, especially lagoons, marshlands, fixed and mobile dunes, scrub woodland and maquis. It is home to five threatened bird species. It is one of the largest heronries in the Mediterranean region and is the wintering site for more than 500,000 water fowl each year.
Encyclopedia Record: Doñana National Park
Doñana National Park or Parque Nacional y Natural de Doñana is a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain, in the provinces of Huelva, Cádiz and Seville. It covers 543 km2 (209.65 sq mi), of which 135 km2 (52.12 sq mi) are a protected area. It is named after Doña Ana de Silva y Mendoza, wife of the 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia.Additional Site Details
Area: 54,251.7 hectares
(ix) — Outstanding example representing ecological and biological processes
(x) — Contains most important habitats for biodiversity
Coordinates: 36.9477 , -6.358861
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