Banc d'Arguin National Park is in Mauritania, in Nouadhibou. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1976) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Mauritania
City or region
Nouadhibou
Origin (P571)
1976
Coordinates
20.2347 N, 16.1089 W
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
50
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
Senegal
431.4
African Renaissance Monument
Senegal
630.3
Gorée
Senegal
634.0
Saloum Delta
Senegal
712.8
Niokolo-Koba National Park
Senegal
874.0
The closest neighbor is Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, 431.4 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Parque Nacional do Banco de Arguim
English
Banc d'Arguin National Park
Español
Parque nacional del Banco de Arguin
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 20.2347 N, 16.1089 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Banc d'Arguin National Park: 50 sitelinks; closest neighbor Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary at 431.4 km