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Garajonay National Park
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Garajonay National Park

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Rank: 1001 UNESCO
Wonder Type: Natural
Country: Spain
Best of: Park
Description:
Laurel forest covers some 70% of this park, situated in the middle of the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands archipelago. The presence of springs and numerous streams assures a lush vegetation resembling that of the Tertiary, which, due to climatic changes, has largely disappeared from southern Europe. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Garajonay National Park", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.