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NaturalRef. 698

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)

Natural World Heritage property in Australia, inscribed in 1994 under criteria (viii), (ix).

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte), Australia
Photo: Huygens · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)East RennellGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaGreat Barrier ReefKakadu National ParkK'gariKomodo National ParkKuk SwampLord Howe Island GroupMurujuga National ParkPurnululu National ParkUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkWet Tropics of Queensland19.083° S, 138.717° E
State Party
Australia
Year of inscription
1994
Criteria
viiiix
Area of property
10,326 ha
Location
Queensland
What it is
group of protected areas
Founded or built
1994
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 698 · Wikidata Q15933552

Why it is on the List

(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia777 kmWet Tropics of QueenslandAustralia · 1988NaturalGreat Barrier Reef, Australia807 kmGreat Barrier ReefAustralia · 1981NaturalKakadu National Park, Australia946 kmKakadu National ParkAustralia · 1981MixedUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, Australia1055 kmUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkAustralia · 1987MixedPurnululu National Park, Australia1089 kmPurnululu National ParkAustralia · 2003NaturalLorentz National Park, Indonesia1597 kmLorentz National ParkIndonesia · 1999Natural
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1994

Also inscribed in 1994

All of 1994

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