Emas National Park
| Cerrado Protected Areas: Chapada dos Veadeiros and Emas National Parks | |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
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| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | ix, x |
| Reference | 1035 |
| UNESCO region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Coordinates | 18°05′S 52°55′W / 18.083°S 52.917°WCoordinates: 18°05′S 52°55′W / 18.083°S 52.917°W |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2001 (25th Session) |
 Location of Emas National Park in Brazil.
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The Emas National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional das Emas, literally meaning "Rhea National Park") is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.
The National Park is located between the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West Region of Brazil, between 17º50’—18º15’S and 52º39’—53º10’W. It covers 1,320 square kilometres (510 sq mi) of cerrado savannah. The park is in the Pantanal Biosphere Reserve, which also includes the Pantanal, Chapada dos Guimarães and Serra da Bodoquena national parks, and the Serra de Santa Bárbara, Nascentes do Rio Taquari and Pantanal de Rio Negro state parks. The surrounding area is dominated by large soybean plantations.
Emas National Park shows a typical cerrado ecosystem; a treeless savannah with tall termite houses and an interesting amount of wildlife: the giant anteater, the maned wolf, giant armadillo, pampas deer and the namesake greater rhea, among others.
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