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Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Natural World Heritage property in Australia, inscribed in 1997 under criteria (viii), (ix).

Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia
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French Southern and Antarctic Lands nature reserveHeard Island and McDonald Islands53.078° S, 73.507° E
State Party
Australia
Year of inscription
1997
Criteria
viiiix
Area of property
36,800 ha
Location
Australia
What it is
external territory of Australia, archipelago
Component parts
7 (serial property)
Elevation
2,745 m
Next to
Indian Ocean
Reference
WHC 577 · Wikidata Q131198

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.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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