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Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location of Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas indicated by a red circle
LocationYunnan, China
CriteriaNatural: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Reference1083bis
Inscription2003 (27th Session)
Extensions2010
Coordinates27°53′42″N 98°24′23″E / 27.89500°N 98.40639°E / 27.89500; 98.40639
Three Parallel Rivers is located in Yunnan
Three Parallel Rivers
Location of Three Parallel Rivers in Yunnan
Three Parallel Rivers is located in China
Three Parallel Rivers
Three Parallel Rivers (China)

The Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (Chinese: 云南三江并流; pinyin: Yúnnán Sānjiāng Bìngliú) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yunnan province, China. It lies within the drainage basins of the upper reaches of the Jinsha (Yangtze), Lancang (Mekong) and Nujiang (Salween) rivers, in the Yunnan section of the Hengduan Mountains.[1]

  1. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre 1992-2016. "Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas". World Heritage List. Retrieved 2016-07-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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