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Gough and Inaccessible Islands

Natural World Heritage property in United Kingdom, inscribed in 1995 under criteria (vii), (x).

Gough and Inaccessible Islands, United Kingdom
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Gough and Inaccessible Islands37.300° S, 12.680° W
State Party
United Kingdom
Year of inscription
1995
Criteria
viix
Location
Tristan da Cunha
What it is
ecosystem
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 740 · Wikidata Q16891784

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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