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NaturalRef. 917

Greater Blue Mountains Area

Natural World Heritage property in Australia, inscribed in 2000 under criteria (ix), (x).

Greater Blue Mountains Area, Australia
Photo: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Australian Convict SitesBudj BimGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaGreater Blue Mountains AreaK'gariLord Howe Island GroupNew Caledonia Barrier ReefRoyal Exhibition Building and Carlton GardensSydney Opera HouseTasmanian WildernessTe WahipounamuUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkWillandra Lakes Region33.700° S, 150.000° E
State Party
Australia
Year of inscription
2000
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
10,326 km²
Location
New South Wales
What it is
protected area
Founded or built
2000
Reference
WHC 917 · Wikidata Q934627

Why it is on the List

(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, Australia99 kmAustralian Convict SitesAustralia · 2010CulturalSydney Opera House, Australia114 kmSydney Opera HouseAustralia · 2007CulturalGondwana Rainforests of Australia, Australia457 kmGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaAustralia · 1986NaturalWillandra Lakes Region, Australia638 kmWillandra Lakes RegionAustralia · 1981MixedRoyal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, Australia644 kmRoyal Exhibition Building and Carlton GardensAustralia · 2004Cultural875 kmBudj BimAustralia · 2019Cultural
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2000

Also inscribed in 2000

All of 2000

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