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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Península Valdés' has mentioned 'Peninsula' in the following places:
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| Penxc3xadnsula Valdxc3xa9sUNESCO World Heritage SitePeninsula Valdxc3xa9s, photo taken during Space Shuttle program STS-68.LocationBiedma Department, Chubut Province, ArgentinaCriteriaNatural:xc2xa0(x)Reference937Inscription1999 (23rd session)Area360,000xc2xa0ha (890,000 acres)Websitepeninsulavaldes.org.arCoordinates42xc2xb030xe2x80xb2S 64xc2xb00xe2x80xb2Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf42.500xc2xb0S 64.000xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / -42.500; -64.000Coordinates: 42xc2xb030xe2x80xb2S 64xc2xb00xe2x80xb2Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf42.500xc2xb0S 64.000xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / -42.500; -64.000 Ramsar WetlandOfficial nameHumedales de Penxc3xadnsula Valdxc3xa9sDesignated20 July 2012Referencexc2xa0no.2070[1] Location of Valdes Peninsula in Chubut ProvinceShow map of Chubut ProvinceValdes Peninsula (Argentina)Show map of Argentina | WIKI |
| The Valdes Peninsula (Spanish: Penxc3xadnsula Valdxc3xa9s) is a peninsula into the Atlantic Ocean in the Biedma Department of north-east Chubut Province, Argentina. | WIKI |
| Around 3,625xc2xa0km2 (896,000 acres; 1,400xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) in size (not taking into account the isthmus of Carlos Ameghino which connects the peninsula to the mainland), it is an important nature reserve which was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. | WIKI |
| The only town on the peninsula is the small settlement of Puerto Pirxc3xa1mides. | WIKI |
| Most of the peninsula is barren land with some salt lakes. | WIKI |
| The peninsula also contains the most important breeding ground for Southern right whales in the world. | WIKI |
| [3] They can be found in Golfo Nuevo and Golfo San Josxc3xa9, protected bodies of water located between the peninsula and the Patagonian mainland. | WIKI |
| Orcas can also be found off the coast, in the open sea off the peninsula. | WIKI |
| The inner part of the peninsula is inhabited by rheas, guanacos and maras. | WIKI |
| A high diversity and range of birds live in the peninsula as well; at least 181 bird species, 66 of which migratory, live in the area, including the Antarctic pigeon. | WIKI |
| Whale watching Whale underwater off the peninsula Whale in Valdes Peninsula Magellanic penguins Pichi Wild guanaco Argentine grey fox Southern elephant seals South American sea lions | WIKI |
| [5][6] The peninsula is located between the subtropical high pressure belt (located at 30oS) and the subpolar low pressure zone (located between 60oxe2x80x9370oS), resulting in the wind being predominantly from the west. | WIKI |
| [4] The interior of the peninsula receives slightly lower precipitation than the coastal areas, receiving 200 to 225xc2xa0mm (7.9 to 8.9xc2xa0in) per year. | WIKI |
| [6][5] The El Nixc3xb1o Southern Oscillation strongly influences the climate of the peninsula. | WIKI |
| The peninsula of approximately 360,000 hectares reaches more than 100 kilometres eastwards into the South Atlantic Ocean. | UNESCO |
| The wetlands, some of them today also recognized as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention, are associated with the tidal areas of the Peninsula and provide significant nesting and resting sites for numerous migratory shorebirds. | UNESCO |
| The diverse terrestrial, coastal and marine ecosystems of Peninsula Valdes contain natural habitats of extraordinary value from both a scientific and a conservation perspective. | UNESCO |
| Connected to the mainland only through a narrow strip of land, the mushroom-shaped peninsula and its shore are almost insular in nature. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (x):xc2xa0With more than 1,500 specimens visiting the area annually Peninsula Valdes contains the globally most important breeding grounds of the Southern Right Whale, a species that had severely suffered from commercial whaling. | UNESCO |
| The conservation efforts in Peninsula Valdes have been playing and continue to play an important role in the ongoing recovery of this whale species, an encouraging success story in global conservation. | UNESCO |
| As for the latter species, Peninsula Valdes harbors the northernmost colonies, and the only breeding population of this species in continental Argentina. | UNESCO |
| IntegrityThe peninsula is a naturally defined unit of the Patagonian landscape. | UNESCO |
| Southern Sea Lion was also heavily hunted for oil and skins on the peninsula, legally until 1953 and illegally into the 1970s. | UNESCO |
| All of the charismatic species Peninsula Valdes is globally renowned for are seasonal visitors only. | UNESCO |
| Protection and management requirementsThe formal conservation history of Peninsula Valdes started in the 1960s when provincial legislation established the first Touristic Nature Reserves, Punta Norte and Isla de los Pxc3xa1jaros. | UNESCO |
| A strict marine reserve was created in Golfo Nuevo in 1995 to strengthen the protection of the Southern Right Whale, extending five nautical miles from the shore around most of the peninsula. | UNESCO |
| The Peninsula System Management Plan, with a participatory strategic planning methodology, was undertaken since 1998. | UNESCO |
| A more complex challenge is the fact that all the marine mammals mating, calving and nursing in Peninsula Valdes are vulnerable to pollution, accidents and the direct and indirect effects of excessive fishing throughout their vast ranges xe2x80x93 this challenge can only be addressed through international cooperation. | UNESCO |