Central Amazon Conservation Complex World Heritage Site

Official name

Central Amazon Conservation Complex | UNESCO

Country

Brazil | Map

Continent

South America

Location

State of Amazonas
-2.3333° Lat, -62.8300° Lon | Map

Code

998

Time Zone

America/Sao_Paulo (-03, -0300)

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Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2000. The Central Amazon Conservation Complex makes up the largest protected area in the Amazon Basin (over 6 million hectares) and is one of the planet’s richest regions in terms of biodiversity. It also includes an important sample of varzea ecosystems, igapó forests, lakes and channels which take the form of a constantly evolving aquatic mosaic that is home to the largest array of electric fish in the world. The site protects key threatened species, including giant arapaima fish, the Amazonian manatee, the black caiman and two species of river dolphin.