UNESCO World Heritage

Great Barrier Reef

Natural Inscribed 1981

UNESCO natural World Heritage site linked to Australia. Inscribed in 1981.

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Linked countries

Australia

Primary

Linked areas and landscapes

Great Barrier Reef

Landscape Coast

Primary Created From Unesco Sync

At a glance

UNESCO summary

Category Natural

Inscribed 1981

Countries Australia

Area Great Barrier Reef

Area 34,870,000 ha

Coordinates -18.2861, 147.7000

Status Current listing

UNESCO criteria

(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)

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