Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island World Heritage Site

Official name: Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island | UNESCO
Country: France | Map
Continent: Europe
Location: -21.9940° Lat, 55.4800° Lon | Map
Code: 1317
Time Zone: Europe/Paris (CET, +0100)
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Category: Natural
Description: Inscribed 2010. The Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island site coincides with the core zone of La Réunion National Park. The property covers more than 100,000 ha or 40 % of La Réunion, an island comprising two adjoining volcanic massifs located in the south-west of the Indian Ocean. Dominated by two towering volcanic peaks, massive walls and three cliff-rimmed cirques, the property includes a great variety of rugged terrain and impressive escarpments, forested gorges and basins creating a visually striking landscape. It is the natural habitat for a wide diversity of plants, presenting a high level of endemism. There are subtropical rainforests, cloud forests and heaths creating a remarkable and visually appealing mosaic of ecosystems and landscape features.