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A natural monument is a natural or cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities, or cultural significance. [1] They can be natural geological and geographical features such as waterfalls, cliffs, craters, fossil, sand dunes, rock forms, valleys and coral reefs.
Protected areas listed as IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) by the World Conservation Union / International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Articles tagged as "III" in the Protected Area Infobox are automatically added to this Wikipedia category.
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Natural Monuments of South Korea (1 C, 11 P) Natural monuments of Spain (1 P) T. Natural monuments of Turkey (21 P) V. Natural monuments of Venezuela (20 P)
These five natural monuments are the perfect place to enjoy the warm weather with the family. ... Mammoth Cave is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and 10 miles inside the cave are open to the public.
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (from left to right, top to bottom): Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (also known as the Mausoleum of Mausolus), Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria as depicted by 16th-century Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck.
The consultative council is chaired by the Municipal Environmental Secretariat, which administers the monument. [5] The natural monument is part of the Carioca Mosaic, created in 2011. [6] The monument became part of a World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 2012. [2] The management plan was published in October 2013. [7]
Special Natural Monument: criteria under which the monument has been designated or "-" if it is not a Special Natural Monument; Remarks: general remarks; Location: "town-name prefecture-name" and geo coordinates of the monument if applicable; sorts as "prefecture-name town-name" Photo: picture of the monument