UNESCO World Heritage

Heard and McDonald Islands

Natural Inscribed 1997

UNESCO natural World Heritage site linked to Australia. Inscribed in 1997.

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Linked countries

Australia

Primary

Linked areas and landscapes

Heard and McDonald Islands

Landscape Archipelago

Primary Created From Unesco Sync

At a glance

UNESCO summary

Category Natural

Inscribed 1997

Countries Australia

Area Heard and McDonald Islands

Area 658,903 ha

Coordinates -53.1000, 73.5000

Status Current listing

UNESCO criteria

(viii)(ix)

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