Saturday 7 November 2009

999 BR - Pantanal Conservation Area (2000)

Brief Description

"The Pantanal Conservation Complex consists of a cluster of four protected areas with a total area of 187,818 ha. Located in western central Brazil at the south-west corner of the State of Mato Grosso, the site represents 1.3% of Brazil's Pantanal region, one of the world's largest freshwater wetland ecosystems. The headwaters of the region's two major river systems, the Cuiabá and the Paraguay rivers, are located here, and the abundance and diversity of its vegetation and animal life are spectacular."

潘塔奈尔保护区
"潘塔奈尔保护区由四个保护区构成,总面积187 818公顷。该保护区位于巴西中西部马托格罗索省西南角,占巴西潘塔努大沼泽地区面积的1.3%,潘塔努大沼泽地区是世界上最大的淡水湿地生态系统之一。 该地区最主要的两条河流,库亚巴河与巴拉圭河都从这里发源。潘塔奈尔自然保护区内动植物的种类和数量都非常可观。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/999


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