NaturalRef. 154
Great Barrier Reef
Natural World Heritage property in Australia, inscribed in 1981 under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).
16.400° S, 145.800° E
- State Party
- Australia
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Year of inscription
- 1981
- Type
- Natural
- Area of property
- 348,000 km²
- Location
- Queensland
- What it is
- coral reef, natural cultural heritage site
- Next to
- Coral Sea
- Official website
- gbrmpa.gov.au/
- Reference
- WHC 154 · Wikidata Q7343
Why it is on the List
(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(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.
89 kmWet Tropics of QueenslandAustralia · 1988Natural
807 kmAustralian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)Australia · 1994Natural
1191 kmKuk SwampPapua New Guinea · 2008Cultural
1244 kmK'gariAustralia · 1992Natural
1477 kmKakadu National ParkAustralia · 1981Mixed
1518 kmGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaAustralia · 1986NaturalAustralia
More sites in Australia
1981
Also inscribed in 1981
- Kakadu National ParkAustralia
- Willandra Lakes RegionAustralia
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.