- Sangay National Park
Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Sangay National Park
State Party = ECU
Type = Natural
Criteria = vii, viii, ix, x
ID = 260
Region = Latin America and the Caribbean
Year = 1983
Session = 7th
Danger = 1992-2005
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/260Infobox_protected_area | name = Sangay National Park
iucn_category = II
caption =
locator_x =
locator_y =
location =Ecuador
nearest_city =
lat_degrees = 1
lat_minutes = 50
lat_seconds =
lat_direction = S
long_degrees = 78
long_minutes = 20
long_seconds =
long_direction = W
area = 5,177.65 km²
established = 1979
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body =Sangay National Park is a
national park located in theMorona Santiago , Chimborazo and Tungurahua provinces ofEcuador . The park contains two active volcanoes (Tungurahua andSangay ) andecosystems ranging fromtropical rainforests to glaciers.The park has been listed as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. In 1992, it was added to the list of World Heritage Sites in danger due to illegalpoaching , extensivegrazing , unplanned road construction and encroachment of the park's perimeter. It was removed from the UNESCO list of endangered sites in 2005.ee also
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Sangay External links
* [http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=260 Sangay National Park on UNESCO World Heritage Centre]
* [http://www.wcmc.org.uk/protected_areas/data/wh/sangay.html World Conservation Monitoring Centre]
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