Białowieża Forest World Heritage Site

Official name

Białowieża Forest | UNESCO

Country

Belarus | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

52.7275° Lat, 23.9811° Lon | Map

Code

33

Time Zone

Europe/Minsk (+03, +0300)

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Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1979. The Białowieża Forest World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broadleaved trees covering a total area of 141,885 hectares. Situated on the watershed of the Baltic Sea and Black Sea, this transboundary property is exceptional for the opportunities it offers for biodiversity conservation. It is home to the largest population of the property’s iconic species, the European bison.