Pitons Management Area

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The Pitons Management Area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saint Lucia that protects the iconic twin volcanic spires and their surrounding terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural and natural heritage site ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
area approximately 2900 hectares (terrestrial) ⓘ
approximately 875 hectares (marine) ⓘ
contains Gros Piton ⓘ
Petit Piton ⓘ
Piton Mitan Ridge ⓘ
coral reefs ⓘ
marine area between Gros Piton and Petit Piton ⓘ
rainforest ⓘ
sulphur springs ⓘ
country Saint Lucia ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
governingBody Government of Saint Lucia ⓘ
Saint Lucia National Trust ⓘ
hasConservationObjective protection of biodiversity ⓘ
protection of marine ecosystems ⓘ
protection of scenic landscape ⓘ
protection of volcanic landforms ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coral reef ecosystem ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ
terrestrial ecosystem ⓘ
tropical forest ecosystem ⓘ
hasFeature fumaroles ⓘ
hot springs ⓘ
steep volcanic slopes ⓘ
submarine volcanic structures ⓘ
twin volcanic spires ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2004 ⓘ
locatedIn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Soufrière District ⓘ
linked to: Vieux Fort District
locatedOn island of Saint Lucia ⓘ
linked to: Saint Lucia
nearbySettlement Soufrière ⓘ
partOf Lesser Antilles volcanic arc ⓘ
linked to: Lesser Antilles
recognizedFor geological significance ⓘ
high level of endemism ⓘ
intact terrestrial-marine interface ⓘ
outstanding natural beauty ⓘ
supportsActivity diving ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (vii) ⓘ
(viii) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed ⓘ

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The Pitons → partOf → Pitons Management Area ⓘ
The Pitons → hasMarineProtection → Pitons Marine Reserve ⓘ
linked to: Pitons Management Area
Petit Piton → partOf → Pitons Management Area ⓘ
Petit Piton → UNESCOSiteName → Pitons Management Area ⓘ
Soufrière → near → Pitons Management Area ⓘ
Soufrière → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Pitons Management Area ⓘ
Soufrière → hasNearbyUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Pitons Management Area ⓘ
Soufrière Quarter → contains → Piton Management Area ⓘ
linked to: Pitons Management Area
Soufrière Quarter → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Pitons Management Area ⓘ
Sulphur Springs Park → near → Pitons Management Area ⓘ
Diamond Falls → near → Pitons Management Area (wider region) ⓘ
linked to: Pitons Management Area
Saint Lucia → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Pitons Management Area ⓘ
subject linked to: St Lucia
Sulphur Springs → near → Pitons Management Area ⓘ
subject linked to: sulphur springs
Piton Mitan Ridge → partOf → Pitons Management Area ⓘ
Piton Mitan Ridge → partOf → Pitons landscape ⓘ
linked to: Pitons Management Area