NaturalRef. 486
Wet Tropics of Queensland
Natural World Heritage property in Australia, inscribed in 1988 under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).
17.200° S, 145.800° E
- State Party
- Australia
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Year of inscription
- 1988
- Type
- Natural
- Area of property
- 8,938 km²
- Location
- Queensland
- What it is
- natural landscape, natural cultural heritage site
- Founded or built
- 1988
- Component parts
- 14 (serial property)
- Reference
- WHC 486 · Wikidata Q1135808
Why it is on the List
(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.
89 kmGreat Barrier ReefAustralia · 1981Natural
777 kmAustralian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)Australia · 1994Natural
1174 kmK'gariAustralia · 1992Natural
1280 kmKuk SwampPapua New Guinea · 2008Cultural
1432 kmGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaAustralia · 1986Natural
1499 kmKakadu National ParkAustralia · 1981MixedAustralia
More sites in Australia
1988
Also inscribed in 1988
- Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn archaeological sitesOman
- Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's ChurchUnited Kingdom
- Henderson IslandUnited Kingdom
- Hierapolis-PamukkaleTürkiye
- Historic Centre of LimaPeru
- KairouanTunisia
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.