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Lord Howe Island Group

Natural World Heritage property in Australia, inscribed in 1982 under criteria (vii), (x).

Lord Howe Island Group, Australia
Photo: David Morgan-Mar · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Australian Convict SitesAustralian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)Budj BimChief Roi Mata’s DomainGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaGreater Blue Mountains AreaK'gariLevuka Historical Port TownLord Howe Island GroupNew Caledonia Barrier ReefRoyal Exhibition Building and Carlton GardensSydney Opera HouseTasmanian WildernessTe WahipounamuTongariro National ParkWillandra Lakes Region31.556° S, 159.080° E
State Party
Australia
Year of inscription
1982
Criteria
viix
Area of property
1,463 km²
Location
New South Wales
What it is
archipelago, natural cultural heritage site
Component parts
3 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 186 · Wikidata Q1869866

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.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Sydney Opera House, Australia779 kmSydney Opera HouseAustralia · 2007CulturalAustralian Convict Sites, Australia785 kmAustralian Convict SitesAustralia · 2010CulturalGreater Blue Mountains Area, Australia883 kmGreater Blue Mountains AreaAustralia · 2000NaturalK'gari, Australia910 kmK'gariAustralia · 1992NaturalGondwana Rainforests of Australia, Australia933 kmGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaAustralia · 1986NaturalNew Caledonia Barrier Reef, France1354 kmNew Caledonia Barrier ReefFrance · 2008Natural
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Also inscribed in 1982

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