UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Hungary (H) and Slovakia (S) |
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Criteria | Natural: (viii) |
Reference | 725ter |
Inscription | 1995 (19th Session) |
Extensions | 2000, 2008 |
Area | 56,650.57 ha (139,986.6 acres) |
Buffer zone | 86,797.33 ha (214,480.9 acres) |
Coordinates | 48°28′33″N 20°29′13″E / 48.47583°N 20.48694°E |
The Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst are a series of over 1000 karst caves spread out over a total area of 55,800 ha (138,000 acres) along the border of Hungary and Slovakia.[1] With an exceptional diversity of karst structures and complex cave systems developing from both temperate and tropical processes, the caves and surrounding areas were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.[1]