🌲 Morne Trois Pitons National Park

Dominica · Americas · National Park · 15.27°N, 61.28°W

Morne Trois Pitons National Park is a national park in Dominica established in July 1975, the first to be legally established in the country. It became a World Heritage Site in 1997. The park is named after its highest mountain, Morne Trois Pitons, meaning "mountain of three peaks." The park is an area of significant volcanic activity. Features within the park include the Valley of Desolation, a region of boiling mud ponds and small geysers; the Boiling Lake; Titou Gorge; and Emerald Pool. The mountain is the second-highest peak in Dominica, being exceeded only by Morne Diablotins.

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Quick facts

Country	Dominica
Continent / region	Americas
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	15.27°N, 61.28°W · view on map

Morne Trois Pitons National Park is a national park in Dominica, in Americas. The details of why Morne Trois Pitons National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Cabrits National Park · Morne Diablotin National Park.

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