The list of objects of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Australian Union includes 19 items (for 2012 ), which is 1.7% of the total number (1121 for 2019).
2 objects are included in the list according to cultural criteria, 12 objects - according to natural, 5 - according to mixed ones. 2 cultural objects are recognized as masterpieces of human genius ( criterion i) and 9 objects are recognized as natural phenomena of exceptional beauty and aesthetic importance (criterion vii).
In addition, as of 2016, 2 properties in Australia are among the candidates for inclusion in the World Heritage List. [1] Australia ratified the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on 22 August 1974. [2] The first sites in Australia were listed in 1981 at the 5th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Australia's first listed site, the Great Barrier Reef , also became UNESCO's first marine World Heritage Site. [3]
List
In this table, the objects are arranged in chronological order of their addition to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
| # | Picture | Title | Location | Time of creation | Year of listing | No. | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Great Barrier Reef ( English Great Barrier Reef ) | Coral sea | - | 1981 | 154 | vii, viii, ix, x | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park ( English Kakadu National Park ) | Northern Territory | - | 1981 , 1987 , 1992 | 147 | i, vi, vii, ix, x | |
| 3 | Willandra Lakes Region ( English Willandra Lakes Region ) | State: New South Wales | - | 1981 | 167 | iii, viii | |
| four | Lord Howe Islands Group : Lord Howe Island Ball's Pyramid | State: New South Wales | - | 1982 | 186 | vii, x | |
| five | Wildlife of tasmania ( English Tasmanian Wilderness ) | State: Tasmania | - | 1982 , 1989 | 181 | iii, iv, vi, vii, viii, ix, x | |
| 6 | Australia's East Coast Rainforests ( English Gondwana Rainforests of Australia ) | States: New South Wales , Queensland | - | 1986 , 1994 | 368 | viii, ix, x | |
| 7 | Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park ( English Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park ) (formerly called Ayers Rock - Mount Olga, English Ayers Rock - Mount Olga ) | Northern Territory | - | 1986 , 1994 | 447 | viii, ix, x | |
| eight | Queensland's Wet Tropics ( English Wet Tropics of Queensland ) | - | - | 1988 | 486 | vii, viii, ix, x | |
| 9 | Shark Bay ( English Shark Bay ) | State: Western Australia | - | 1991 | 578 | vii, viii, ix, x | |
| ten | Fraser Island ( English Fraser Island ) | State: Queensland | - | 1992 | 620 | vii ix | |
| eleven | Fossils of Australian mammals ( English Australian Fossil Mammal Sites ): Riversleigh ( 11a ; English Riversleigh ) Naracoorte ( 11b ; English Naracoorte ) | States: Queensland ; South Australia | - | 1994 | 698 | viii, ix | |
| 12 | Heard and McDonald Islands ( English Heard and McDonald Islands ) | - | - | 1997 | 577 | viii, ix | |
| 13 | Macquarie Island ( English Macquarie Island ) | State: Tasmania | - | 1997 | 629 | vii, viii | |
| 14 | Blue Mountains Highlands ( English Greater Blue Mountains Area ) | State: New South Wales , around Katoomba | - | 2000 | 917 | ix, x | |
| 15 | Purnululu National Park ( English Purnululu National Park ) | State: Western Australia | - | 2003 | 1094 | vii, viii | |
| sixteen | Royal Exhibition Center and Carleton Gardens ( English Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens ) | State: Victoria , Melbourne | XIX century | 2004 | 1131 | ii | |
| 17 | Sydney Opera House ( English Sydney Opera House ) | State: New South Wales , Sydney | XX century | 2007 | 166 | i | |
| 18 | Australia convict settlements ( English Australian Convict Sites ): List of objects inside
| 11 objects in different states | XVIII century , XIX century | 2010 [4] | 1306 | iv, vi | |
| nineteen | Ningaloo Coast | State: Western Australia | - | 2011 [5] | 1369 | vii, x |
Geographical location of objects
World Heritage Sites in Australia
Preliminary List
| # | Picture | Title | Location | Time of creation | Year of listing | No. | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Great sandy ( English Great Sandy ) (extension of the Fraser Island property) | State: Queensland | - | 2010 | 5480 | vii, viii, ix | |
| 2 | Australia's East Coast Rainforests ( English Gondwana Rainforests of Australia ) (extension of an existing facility) | States: New South Wales , Queensland | - | 2010 | 5541 | viii, ix, x |
Geographical location of objects
Candidates on the Provisional List in Australia
See also
- World Heritage
- UNESCO
Notes
- ↑ Tentative Lists - Australia . UNESCO . Date of treatment December 27, 2016.
- ↑ UNESCO . The States Parties - Australia . Date of treatment October 19, 2011. Archived February 4, 2012.
- ↑ UNESCO Press . Preserve the “treasures of the ocean crown” (November 28, 2010). Date of treatment October 19, 2011. Archived February 4, 2012.
- ↑ UNESCO Press . The World Heritage Committee included seven cultural sites on the World Heritage List (August 1, 2010). Date of treatment October 19, 2011. Archived February 4, 2012.
- ↑ UNESCO Press . The system of lakes in the Great Rift Valley (Kenya) and Ningalu Coast (Australia) are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List (June 24, 2011). Date of treatment October 19, 2011. Archived February 4, 2012.