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NaturalRef. 368

Gondwana Rainforests of Australia

Natural World Heritage property in Australia, inscribed in 1986 under criteria (viii), (ix), (x).

Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Australia
Photo: Malcolm Jacobson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Australian Convict SitesAustralian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)Budj BimChief Roi Mata’s DomainGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaGreat Barrier ReefGreater Blue Mountains AreaK'gariLord Howe Island GroupNew Caledonia Barrier ReefPurnululu National ParkRoyal Exhibition Building and Carlton GardensSydney Opera HouseTasmanian WildernessUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkWet Tropics of QueenslandWillandra Lakes Region29.600° S, 149.600° E
State Party
Australia
Year of inscription
1986
Criteria
viiiixx
Area of property
3,687 km²
Location
Queensland, New South Wales
What it is
rainforest, natural cultural heritage site
Founded or built
1986
Component parts
40 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 368 · Wikidata Q643063

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.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Australian Convict Sites, Australia440 kmAustralian Convict SitesAustralia · 2010CulturalGreater Blue Mountains Area, Australia457 kmGreater Blue Mountains AreaAustralia · 2000NaturalSydney Opera House, Australia497 kmSydney Opera HouseAustralia · 2007CulturalK'gari, Australia598 kmK'gariAustralia · 1992NaturalWillandra Lakes Region, Australia760 kmWillandra Lakes RegionAustralia · 1981MixedLord Howe Island Group, Australia933 kmLord Howe Island GroupAustralia · 1982Natural
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Also inscribed in 1986

All of 1986

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