Monte San Giorgio
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| Monte San Giorgio | |
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 Monte San Giorgio, shown on the left in the background of Lake Lugano |
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| Elevation | 1,097 m (3,599 ft) |
| Prominence | 758 m (2,487 ft)[1] |
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 Monte San Giorgio
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| Location | Ticino, Switzerland |
| Range | Lepontine Alps |
| Coordinates | 45°54′49″N 8°56′59″E / 45.91361°N 8.94972°ECoordinates: 45°54′49″N 8°56′59″E / 45.91361°N 8.94972°E |
| Topo map | Swisstopo 1373 Mendrisio |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Trail |
Monte San Giorgio is a wooded mountain (1,097 m above sea level) located between the south of canton Ticino in Switzerland and the region of Lombardy in Italy. Monte San Giorgio became a UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2003, because it "is the single best known record of marine life in the Triassic period, and records important remains of life on land as well."[2] The Italian side of the mountain was added as an extension to the World Heritage Site in 2010.
| Monte San Giorgio | |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
| Country | Switzerland-Italy |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | viii |
| Reference | 1090 |
| UNESCO region | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2003 (27th Session) |
| Extensions | 2010 |
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Media related to Monte San Giorgio at Wikimedia Commons
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