The site bringing its surface area from east and west up to 82,400 hectares provides an outstanding example of the formation of the High Alps, including the most glaciated part of the mountain range and the largest glacier in Eurasia. It features a wide diversity of ecosystems, including successional stages due particularly to the retreat of glaciers resulting from climate change. The site is of outstanding universal value both for its beauty and for the wealth of information it contains about the formation of mountains and glaciers, as well as ongoing climate change.
Ref: 1037bis
Date of Inscription: 2001
Extension: 2007
Thank you Ania for this splendid card.
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