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Chief Roi Mata’s Domain

Cultural World Heritage property in Vanuatu, inscribed in 2008 under criteria (iii), (v), (vi).

Chief Roi Mata’s Domain, Vanuatu
Photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Chief Roi Mata’s DomainEast RennellGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaK'gariLevuka Historical Port TownLord Howe Island GroupNew Caledonia Barrier Reef17.694° S, 168.234° E
State Party
Vanuatu
Year of inscription
2008
Criteria
iiivvi
Area of property
886 ha
Location
Shefa
What it is
grave
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 1280 · Wikidata Q1072369

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

New Caledonia Barrier Reef, France490 kmNew Caledonia Barrier ReefFrance · 2008NaturalEast Rennell, Solomon Islands1081 kmEast RennellSolomon Islands · 1998NaturalLevuka Historical Port Town, Fiji1123 kmLevuka Historical Port TownFiji · 2013CulturalK'gari, Australia1770 kmK'gariAustralia · 1992NaturalLord Howe Island Group, Australia1796 kmLord Howe Island GroupAustralia · 1982NaturalGondwana Rainforests of Australia, Australia2309 kmGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaAustralia · 1986Natural
2008

Also inscribed in 2008

All of 2008

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