Península Valdés

World Heritage
Argentina
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Patagonia's Peninsula Valdés is a globally significant marine mammal sanctuary. It is home to an important breeding population of endangered southern right whales, as well as important breeding populations of southern elephant seals and southern sea lions. Killer whales in the area have developed unique hunting strategies to suit local coastal conditions.

Whale watching

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Whale in Valdes Peninsula

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Peninsula Valdés, photo taken during Space Shuttle program STS-68

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South American sea lions

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Information extracted from Wikidata

located in or next to body of water San Matías Gulf
executive body Valdes Peninsula
location of creation Valdes Peninsula
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/05fg5n
Commons category Valdes Peninsula
coordinate location Point(-63.933333 -42.5)
named as Valdés (Argentina : poloostrov)
official website http://www.peninsulavaldes.org.ar
topic's main category Category:Valdes Peninsula
Commons gallery Valdes Peninsula
page banner http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WV%20banner%20Valdes%20Peninsula%20penguins.jpg
native label Península Valdés
elevation above sea level 69
area 360000
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (x)

image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Peninsula%20Vald%C3%A9s%20STS-68.jpg
media legend Peninsula Valdés, photo taken during [[Space Shuttle program]] [[STS-68]].
heritage designation Ramsar site
start time 2012-07-20T00:00:00Z
start time 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name شبه جزيرة فالديه
official name Península Valdés
official name Península Valdés
official name Presqu'île de Valdés
official name バルデス半島
official name Península Valdés
official name Полуостров Вальдес
official name 瓦尔德斯半岛
volume as quantity World Heritage selection criterion (x)