Wet Tropics of Queensland
Overview
This area, which stretches along the north-east coast of Australia for some 450 km, is made up largely of tropical rainforests. This biotope offers a particularly extensive and varied array of plants, as well as marsupials and singing birds, along with other rare and endangered animals and plant species.
About Wet Tropics of Queensland
The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site is an area of approximately 8,940 km2 (3,450 sq mi) of very wet forests on parts of the coast and adjacent ranges of tropical Queensland, Australia. The area meets all four of the natural heritage selection criteria for a World Heritage site. World Heritage status was declared in 1988, and on 21 May 2007 the Wet Tropics was added to the Australian National Heritage List.
Read more on WikipediaSelection Criteria
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Components(14 locations)
- •Main component486-001
- •Component around Malaan486-008
- •Component around Cowley486-010
- •Component around Curtain Fig486-003
- •Component around Lake Eacham486-005
- •Component around Lake Barrine486-004
- •Component around Paluma Range486-014
- •Component around Russell River486-006
- •Component around Moresby Range486-009
- •Component around Mission Beach486-012
- •Component around Edmund Kennedy486-013
- •Component around Kurrimine Beach486-011
- •Component around Hugh Nelson Range486-007
- •Component around Malbon Thompson and Graham Range486-002
Details
- Countries
- Australia
- ISO Codes
- AU
- Area
- 893,453 ha
- Coordinates
- -15.6500, 144.9667
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