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St Kilda

Mixed World Heritage property in United Kingdom, inscribed in 1986 under criteria (iii), (v), (vii), (ix), (x).

St Kilda, United Kingdom
Photo: Otter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
United Kingdom
Year of inscription
1986
Type
Mixed
Criteria
iiivviiixx
Area of property
855 ha
Location
Harris, Outer Hebrides
What it is
archipelago, National Scenic Area
Elevation
430 m
Landform
Outer Hebrides
Next to
Atlantic Ocean
Reference
WHC 387 · Wikidata Q166479

Why it is on the List

(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.(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.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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