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Willandra Lakes Region

Mixed World Heritage property in Australia, inscribed in 1981 under criteria (iii), (viii).

Willandra Lakes Region, Australia
Photo: Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Australian Convict SitesBudj BimGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaGreater Blue Mountains AreaK'gariLord Howe Island GroupNew Caledonia Barrier ReefRoyal Exhibition Building and Carlton GardensSydney Opera HouseTasmanian WildernessUluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National ParkWillandra Lakes Region33.618° S, 143.101° E
State Party
Australia
Year of inscription
1981
Type
Mixed
Criteria
iiiviii
Area of property
2,392 km²
Location
New South Wales
What it is
protected area, natural cultural heritage site
Founded or built
1981
Reference
WHC 167 · Wikidata Q747875

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, Australia495 kmRoyal Exhibition Building and Carlton GardensAustralia · 2004Cultural506 kmBudj BimAustralia · 2019CulturalGreater Blue Mountains Area, Australia638 kmGreater Blue Mountains AreaAustralia · 2000NaturalAustralian Convict Sites, Australia732 kmAustralian Convict SitesAustralia · 2010CulturalSydney Opera House, Australia751 kmSydney Opera HouseAustralia · 2007CulturalGondwana Rainforests of Australia, Australia760 kmGondwana Rainforests of AustraliaAustralia · 1986Natural
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