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CulturalRef. 1709

Murujuga National Park

Cultural World Heritage property in Australia, inscribed in 2025 under criteria (i), (iii), (v).

Murujuga National Park, Australia
Photo: Marius Fenger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)Borobudur Temple CompoundsCultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana PhilosophyKakadu National ParkKomodo National ParkMurujuga National ParkNingaloo ReefPrambanan TemplePurnululu National ParkSangiranShark BayThe Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic LandmarksUjung Kulon National ParkUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park20.583° S, 116.833° E
State Party
Australia
Year of inscription
2025
Criteria
iiiiv
Area of property
4,851 km²
Location
Western Australia, Pilbara
What it is
national park of Australia, national park
Founded or built
2013
Reference
WHC 1709 · Wikidata Q25386203

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Ningaloo Reef, Australia409 kmNingaloo ReefAustralia · 2011Natural680 kmShark BayAustralia · 1991NaturalPurnululu National Park, Australia1279 kmPurnululu National ParkAustralia · 2003NaturalKomodo National Park, Indonesia1359 kmKomodo National ParkIndonesia · 1991NaturalCultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana Philosophy, Indonesia1379 kmCultural Landscape of Bali Province: the Subak System as a Manifestation of the Tri Hita Karana PhilosophyIndonesia · 2012CulturalUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, Australia1541 kmUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkAustralia · 1987Mixed
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Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.