Pitons Management Area

World Heritage
saint lucia
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The 2,909-hectare site near the town of Soufrière includes the Pitons, two volcanic spires that rise side by side from the sea (770 and 743 meters high, respectively) and are connected by the Pitonmitan Ridge. The volcanic complex includes a geothermal field with sulfur fumaroles and hot springs. Coral reefs cover nearly 60% of the marine area of the site. A survey found 168 species of fin fish, 60 species of cnidarians (including corals), 8 species of molluscs, 14 species of sponges, 11 species of echinoderms, 15 species of arthropods, and 8 species of annelid worms. The predominant terrestrial vegetation is tropical moist forest, transitioning gradually to subtropical moist forest, with small patches of dry forest and moist coppice on the mountaintops. At least 148 plant species are found on the Great Pitons and at least 97 species on the Little Pitons and its intervening ridge, including 8 rare tree species. The Greater Pitons are home to approximately 27 bird species (five of which are endemic), three native rodent species, one opossum species, three bat species, eight reptile species and three amphibian species.

Petit Piton from Gros Piton

The Piton Mountains with the namesake beer

Pitons in 1903

Petit Piton seen from the Piton Mitan ridge

The Pitons, Soufrière, and the Caribbean Sea

Panorama View from the top of Gros Piton, looking north. Gives a view of the Petit Piton and norther...

Gros Piton seen from the Piton Mitan ridge

Aerial view of The Pitons and the Caribbean Sea. Petit Piton depicted on the left Gros Piton on the...

Gros Piton (left) and Petit Piton seen from the north-east

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Information extracted from Wikidata

country cultural heritage monument in Armenia
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pitonpair.JPG
instance of mountain
executive body Pitons (Saint Lucia)
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/0701dh
part of Qualibou
Commons category Pitons (Saint Lucia)
highest point Gros Piton
coordinate location Point(-61.070361111 13.807083333)
elevation above sea level 786
area 2909
object has role Eliza Fraser

start time 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name منطقة إدارة القمم البركانية
official name Pitons Management Area
official name Zona de gestión de los Pitones
official name Zone de gestion des Pitons
official name ピトンズ・マネジメント・エリア
official name Pitons Management Area
official name Охраняемый природный район Питон
official name 皮通山保护区