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Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Natural World Heritage property in Kiribati, inscribed in 2010 under criteria (vii), (ix).

Phoenix Islands Protected Area, Kiribati
Photo: Kerry Lagueux, New England Aquarium. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Phoenix Islands Protected AreaTaputapuatea marae3.650° S, 172.857° W
State Party
Kiribati
Year of inscription
2010
Criteria
viiix
Area of property
397,447 km²
What it is
marine protected area
Founded or built
2008
Landform
Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Reference
WHC 1325 · Wikidata Q863815

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

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2010

Also inscribed in 2010

All of 2010

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