WHC Nomination Documentation · File name: 409.pdf UNESCO Region EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA SITE NAME...

WHC Nomination Documentation

File name: 409.pdf UNESCO Region EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA

SITE NAME ("TITLE") Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

DATE OF INSCRIPTION ("SUBJECT") 11/12/1987

STATE PARTY ("AUTHOR") UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CRITERIA ("KEY WORDS") N (ii)

DECISION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE:11th sessionThe Committee wished to encourage the Park authorities to continue their commendablework on geological research and on the control of exotic species.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:Two of the most active volcanoes in the world, Mauna Loa (4,170 metres high) and Kilauea,tower over the Pacific Ocean at this site. Volcanic eruptions have created a continually-changing landscape, and the lava flows reveal surprising geological formations. Rare birdsand endemic species can be found there, as well as forests of giant ferns.

1.b. State, province or region: Hawaii

1.d Exact location: Long. 155°1’- 155°39’ W ; Lat. 19°11’ – 19°33’ N