| Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park | |
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| Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido | |
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 Location of Ordesa y Monte Perdido | |
| Location | Pyrenees of Huesca, Spain |
| Nearest city | Jaca |
| Coordinates | 42°40′18″N 0°3′20″E / 42.67167°N 0.05556°E |
| Area | 156.08 km2 (60.26 sq mi) |
| Established | 1918 |
| Governing body | National Parks Autonomous Agency |
| Type | Mixed |
| Criteria | (iii), (iv), (v), (vii), (viii) |
| Designated | 1997 (21st session) |
| Part of | Pyrénées - Mont Perdu |
| Reference no. | 773 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Extensions | 1999 |
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park (Parque nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido) is an IUCN Category II National Park situated in the Pyrenees. There has been a National Park in the Ordesa Valley since 1918. Its protected area was enlarged in 1982 to cover the whole region, amounting to 156.08 square kilometres.
It has been included since 1997 by UNESCO in the Biosphere Reserve of Ordesa-Viñamala. In the same year it was included in the cross-border Pyrénées - Mont Perdu World Heritage Site because of its spectacular geologic landforms.[1][2]
- ^ "Pyrenees-Mont Perdu". United Nations Environment Program - World Conservation Monitoring Centre. January 2000. Archived from the original on 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ "Pyrénées - Mont Perdu". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 24 October 2021.