List of National Natural Landmarks in Puerto Rico

From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Puerto Rico. There are 5 in total,.

	Name	Image	Date	Location	Municipality	Ownership	Description
1	Bano de Oro Natural Area		000000001980-01-01-00001980			federal	The only contiguous area in Puerto Rico that contains subtropical wet forest, rain forest, dwarf forest, and Pterocarpus. Part of El Yunque National Forest.
2	Cabo Rojo		000000001980-01-01-00001980		Cabo Rojo	territorial	An excellent example of a tombolo with two sand spits.
3	Mona and Monita Islands		000000001975-01-01-00001975		Mayagüez	territorial	Caves on these islands are some of the most extensive flank margin caves in the world.
4	Puerto Mosquito		000000001980-01-01-00001980			territorial	Considered the best example of a bioluminescent bay in the United States.
5	Río Abajo State Forest		000000001980-01-01-00001980			territorial	An excellent example of karst topography with numerous sinkholes and well-developed tower karst.

References

"National Registry of Natural Landmarks" (PDF). National Park Service. June 2009.

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