Dolomites

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The Dolomites are a limestone mountain range, that is known for its natural beauty in the form of steep cliffs, pinnacles and ravines. They form part of the Alps.

The designated site contains 9 different areas:
1. Pelmo-Croda da Lago
2. Marmolada
3. Pale di San Martino – San Lucano – Dolomiti Bellunesi – Vette Feltrine
4. Dolomiti Friulane / Dolomits Furlanis e d’Oltre Piave
5. Dolomiti Settentrionali / Nördliche Dolomiten
6. Puez-Odle / Puez-Geisler / Pöz-Odles
7. Sciliar-Catinaccio / Schlern-Rosengarten – Latemar
8. Rio delle Foglie / Bletterbach
9. Dolomiti di Brenta

Year	Decision	Comments
2009	Inscribed	Reasons for inscription
2007	Deferred	Needs more focussed and coherent nomination (proposed site was called "The Dolomites, Italy")

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• The Dolomites
• Country: Italy
• Inscribed: 2009
• Natural Heritage
  Criteria:  (8) (9)
• Category: Natural landscape, Mountain
• Period:
• Connections: Alps . Cable cars . Canyons . Glaciers . Legends and Folk Myths . Locations for playing sport . Named after individual people . Via Ferrata . Visited by Alexander von Humboldt on his travels .
  
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