MixedRef. 181
Tasmanian Wilderness
Mixed World Heritage property in Australia, inscribed in 1982 under criteria (iii), (iv), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).
42.596° S, 146.173° E
- State Party
- Australia
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Year of inscription
- 1982
- Type
- Mixed
- Area of property
- 15,842 km²
- Location
- Tasmania
- What it is
- group of protected areas
- Founded or built
- 1982
- Component parts
- 10 (serial property)
- Reference
- WHC 181 · Wikidata Q138170
Why it is on the List
(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(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.(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.
542 kmRoyal Exhibition Building and Carlton GardensAustralia · 2004Cultural619 kmBudj BimAustralia · 2019Cultural
1034 kmWillandra Lakes RegionAustralia · 1981Mixed
1044 kmGreater Blue Mountains AreaAustralia · 2000Natural
1066 kmSydney Opera HouseAustralia · 2007Cultural
1108 kmAustralian Convict SitesAustralia · 2010CulturalAustralia
More sites in Australia
1982
Also inscribed in 1982
- Lord Howe Island GroupAustralia
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