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| A ] is a location that is listed by ] as having outstanding ] or ] value to the common heritage of humanity.<ref name="criteria">{{Cite web|author=World Heritage Committee|title=The Criteria for Selection|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/criteria|publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|accessdate=2010-05-28}}</ref> The ] has designated 31 World Heritage Sites in ]. These are in 11 countries, with the majority of sites being located in Australia. | A ] is a location that is listed by ] as having outstanding ] or ] value to the common heritage of humanity.<ref name="criteria">{{Cite web|author=World Heritage Committee|title=The Criteria for Selection|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/criteria|publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|accessdate=2010-05-28}}</ref> The ] has designated 31 World Heritage Sites in ]. These are in 11 countries, with the majority of sites being located in Australia. The first three sites, the ], ] and the ], were inscribed in 1981. | ||
| Each year, the World Heritage Committee may inscribe new sites on the list, or delist sites that that no longer meet the criteria. Selection is based on ]: six for cultural heritage (i–vi) and four for natural heritage (vii–x). Some sites, designated "mixed sites", represent both cultural and natural heritage. In Oceania there are # cultural, # natural and # mixed sites.<ref name="list">{{Cite web|author=World Heritage Committeee|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/nominations/|title=World Heritage List Nominations|publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|accessdate=2010-05-28}}</ref> UNESCO may also specify that a site is ], stating "conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List."<ref>{{Cite web|author=World Heritage Committeee|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/158/|title=World Heritage in Danger|publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|accessdate=2010-05-28}}</ref> None of the sites in Oceania are officially classified as endangered by the Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|author=World Heritage Committeee|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/danger|title=The List in Danger|publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|accessdate=2010-05-28}}</ref> | Each year, the World Heritage Committee may inscribe new sites on the list, or delist sites that that no longer meet the criteria. Selection is based on ]: six for cultural heritage (i–vi) and four for natural heritage (vii–x). Some sites, designated "mixed sites", represent both cultural and natural heritage. In Oceania there are # cultural, # natural and # mixed sites.<ref name="list">{{Cite web|author=World Heritage Committeee|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/nominations/|title=World Heritage List Nominations|publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|accessdate=2010-05-28}}</ref> UNESCO may also specify that a site is ], stating "conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List."<ref>{{Cite web|author=World Heritage Committeee|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/158/|title=World Heritage in Danger|publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|accessdate=2010-05-28}}</ref> None of the sites in Oceania are officially classified as endangered by the Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|author=World Heritage Committeee|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/danger|title=The List in Danger|publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|accessdate=2010-05-28}}</ref> | ||
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A World Heritage Site is a location that is listed by UNESCO as having outstanding cultural or natural value to the common heritage of humanity. The World Heritage Committee has designated 31 World Heritage Sites in Oceania. These are in 11 countries, with the majority of sites being located in Australia. The first three sites, the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park and the Willandra Lakes, were inscribed in 1981.
Each year, the World Heritage Committee may inscribe new sites on the list, or delist sites that that no longer meet the criteria. Selection is based on ten criteria: six for cultural heritage (i–vi) and four for natural heritage (vii–x). Some sites, designated "mixed sites", represent both cultural and natural heritage. In Oceania there are # cultural, # natural and # mixed sites. UNESCO may also specify that a site is in danger, stating "conditions which threaten the very characteristics for which a property was inscribed on the World Heritage List." None of the sites in Oceania are officially classified as endangered by the Committee.
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Sites in Oceanic portions of Chile and the United States are included both in this list and in the list of sites in the Americas. Overseas sites of France and the United Kingdom included in this list are also repeated in the list of sites in Europe.
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Great Barrier ReefKakadu National ParkUluru-Kata Tjuta National ParkShark BayFraser IslandNaracoorte Caves National ParkRiversleighMacquarie IslandGreater Blue Mountains AreaPurnululu National ParkCarlton GardensSydney Opera HouseNingaloo Reefclass=notpageimage| Location of World Heritage Sites within Australia.
References
- World Heritage Committee. "The Criteria for Selection". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- World Heritage Committeee. "World Heritage List Nominations". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- World Heritage Committeee. "World Heritage in Danger". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- World Heritage Committeee. "The List in Danger". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- World Heritage Committee. "Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- ,Ningaloo Coast designated as a World Heritage Site.
External links
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Official site
- List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Official site
- Worldheritage-Forum - Information and Weblog on World Heritage Issues
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