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# Banc d'Arguin National Park
Mauritanian coast, between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou · Mauritania

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 1989.

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Area / regionMauritanian coast, between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou

Country / geographic scopeMauritania

Place typeNature

Point coordinates20.23472, -16.10889

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Banc d'Arguin National Park

Natural · Inscription: 1989

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/506/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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