Lençóis Maranhenses National Park is in Brazil, in Maranhão. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1981) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Country
Brazil
City or region
Maranhão
Origin (P571)
1981
Coordinates
2.4833 S, 43.1333 W
UNESCO World Heritage
Yes (site or site component)
Notability (sitelinks)
48
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
Serra da Capivara National Park
Brazil
690.6
Rocas Atoll
Brazil
1,047.3
Chapada Diamantina National Park
Brazil
1,128.1
Salvador
Brazil
1,274.3
Cerrado
Brazil
1,375.3
The closest neighbor is Serra da Capivara National Park, 690.6 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 dos Lençóis Maranhenses
English
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Español
Parque Nacional de los Lençóis Maranhenses
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 2.4833 S, 43.1333 W and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park: 48 sitelinks; closest neighbor Serra da Capivara National Park at 690.6 km