Go BackAustralia ratified the World Heritage Convention on 22 August, 1974. As of August 2010, it has two Cultural World Heritage Sites, eleven Natural World Heritage Sites, and four Mixed World Heritage Site. Australia has another three sites presently on the World Heritage Tentative List.
List of World Heritage Sites in Australia
Cultural Heritage Sites
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (2004)
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Sydney Opera House (2007)
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Australian Convict Sites (2010)
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Great Barrier Reef (1981)
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Lord Howe Island Group (1982)
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Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (1986)
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Wet Tropics of Queensland (1988)
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Fraser Island (1992)
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Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) (1994)
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Heard and McDonald Islands (1997)
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Macquarie Island (1997)
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Greater Blue Mountains Area (2000)
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Purnululu National Park (2003)
DetailsMixed Heritage Sites in Australia
Kakadu National Park (1981)
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Willandra Lakes Region (1981)
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Tasmanian Wilderness (1982)
DetailsUluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (1987)
DetailsSites in Australia on the Tentative List
- Australian Convict Sites (2000)
- Great Sandy World Heritage Area (2010)
List of World Heritage Sites in Oceania and World Heritage Sites in the World
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