The Pitons World Heritage Site

The Pitons World Heritage Site (HM1KBB)

Location: , Soufrière
Country: Saint Lucia

N 13° 52.162', W 61° 2.721'

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The Pitons Management Area (PMA) was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a natural site on Wednesday, 30th June 2004 at the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee.
The status as a World Heritage Site was conferred on the basis of Criterion I (outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history) and Criterion III (superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance) for natural sites.
The Government and People of Saint Lucia Pledge to safeguard the integrity of the PMA as a World Heritage site Consistent With the values, principles and policies outlined in the Charter for the Pitons which was signed at Soufriere on 26th January 2003.
By Her Excellency Danie Pearlette Lousiy, Governor General of Saint Lucia
We further commit to uphold the standards established by the World Heritage Convention and to maintain the PMA as one of "outstanding universal value".
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Date Added Sunday, May 3rd, 2015 at 6:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)20P E 711239 N 1534142
Decimal Degrees13.86936667, -61.04535000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 13° 52.162', W 61° 2.721'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds13° 52' 9.72" N, 61° 2' 43.26" W
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