Mexico
Réserve de la biosphere Banco Chincorro
Banco Chincorro is a large coral atoll located in the Caribbean Sea. The reserve includes coral reefs, seagrass beds, sandbanks, rocky islets, shrubby areas, sandy beaches and adjacent ocean waters, and is home to an important biodiversity typical of coral reefs. The site contains an abundant underwater archaeological heritage, including 44 shipwrecks with an age ranging between the 16th and 20th centuries.
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- Full Name
- Réserve de la biosphere Banco Chincorro (ID: 1963)
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- Mexico
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On tentative list 2004
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History of Réserve de la biosphere Banco Chincorro
- 2004: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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