Iguazu National Park - Misiones, Argentina
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S 25° 41.739 W 054° 26.245
21J E 757168 N 7155525
Iguazu National Park in the Misiones province of Argentina was declared a World Heritage Site in 1984 by UNESCO.
Waymark Code: WMD03Y
Location: Argentina
Date Posted: 10/31/2011
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The Iguazú National Park is located in the Iguazú Department, in the north of the province of Misiones, Argentina. It has an area of 550 km2.
The park was created in 1934 and it contains one of the greatest natural beauties of Argentina, the Iguazu Falls, surrounded by the subtropical jungle. Across the Iguazu River lies its Brazilian counterpart, Iguaçu National Park which was declared World Heritage Sites in 1986.
UNESCO description of Iguazu National Park: The semicircular waterfall at the heart of this site is some 80 m high and 2,700 m in diameter and is situated on a basaltic line spanning the border between Argentina and Brazil. Made up of many cascades producing vast sprays of water, it is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The surrounding subtropical rainforest has over 2,000 species of vascular plants and is home to the typical wildlife of the region: tapirs, giant anteaters, howler monkeys, ocelots, jaguars and caymans.
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The coordinates were taken at the Devil's Throat lookout.