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Garajonay National Park
Spain
Date of Inscription: 1986
Criteria: (vii)(ix) Core zone: 3984 ha Buffer zone: 4160 ha Island of La Gomera, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands N28 7 34.5 W17 14 14 Ref: 380 |
Brief Description
Laurel forest covers some 70% of this park, situated in the middle of the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands archipelago. The presence of springs and numerous streams assures a lush vegetation resembling that of the Tertiary, which, due to climatic changes, has largely disappeared from southern Europe.
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