World Heritage Sites in Australia
19 World Heritage Sites in Australia. Photos, reviews and nearby info — everyone can add a spot.
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Australia
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131198
Official site: https://www.antarctica.gov.au/antarctic-operations/stations/other-locations/heard-island/
Photo: NASA / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heard_Island.jpg
K'gari
Fraser Coast Region, Australia
K'gari
Island located along the southern coast of Queensland, Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134905
Official site: https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/kgari-fraser
Photo: Unknown / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fraser_Island_view_from_Indian_Head.jpg
Tasmanian Wilderness
Tasmania, Australia
Tasmanian Wilderness
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tasmania, Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138170
Photo: Jörn Brauns / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CradleMountain.jpg
Purnululu National Park
Australia
Purnululu National Park
National park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q679568
Official site: http://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/purnululu
Photo: W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_Purnululu_Nationalpark_-_Australien.jpg
Willandra Lakes Region
Australia
Willandra Lakes Region
Region in New South Wales, Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q747875
Photo: Unknown / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Willandra_Lakes.png
Great Barrier Reef
Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Over 2300 km long coral reef off Australia's northeast coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7343
Official site: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/
Photo: NASA, by MISR / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GreatBarrierReef-EO.JPG
Greater Blue Mountains Area
Australia
Greater Blue Mountains Area
World Heritage site in Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q934627
Official site: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/917
Photo: Diliff / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jamison_Valley,_Blue_Mountains,_Australia_-_Nov_2008.jpg
Kakadu National Park
Australia
Kakadu National Park
World Heritage site in Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65096742
Photo: Dietmar Rabich / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kakadu_(AU),_Kakadu_National_Park,_Nadap_Lookout_--_2019_--_4200.jpg
Australian Convict Sites
Australia
Australian Convict Sites
Complex of multiple built objects
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q391496
Photo: Martybugs at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PortArthurPenitentiary.jpg
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
Melbourne, Australia
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
World Heritage site in Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15278460
Photo: Andrew Lukaris / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_Photo_of_Royal_Exhibition_Building,_Melbourne.jpg
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
Australia
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)
World Heritage site in Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15933552
Photo: Huygens / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riversleigh.jpg
Ningaloo Reef
Western Australia, Australia
Ningaloo Reef
Coral reef in Western Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1541665
Photo: W. Bulach / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:00_2875_Western_Australia_-_Ningaloo_Reef.jpg
Lord Howe Island Group
Australia
Lord Howe Island Group
The group of islands including Lord Howe Island
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1869866
Photo: David Morgan-Mar / CC BY 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LordHoweIslandFromKimsLookout.jpg
Murujuga National Park
Australia
Murujuga National Park
National park in Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25386203
Photo: Marius Fenger / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_and_Modern_4,000_years.jpg
Sydney Opera House
Australia
Sydney Opera House
Multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45178
Official site: https://sydneyoperahouse.com
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Roybb95~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sydney_Opera_House_Sails.jpg
Macquarie Island
Australia
Macquarie Island
Sub-Antarctic island of Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46650
Photo: M. Murphy / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MacquarieIsland7.JPG
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
Australia
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
National park in the Northern Territory, Australia and location of a sandstone monolith
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q251999
Official site: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/uluru/index.html
Photo: Leonard G. / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:UluruClip3ArtC1941.jpg
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
Australia
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
Area of subtropical rainforest in Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q643063
Photo: Malcolm Jacobson / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Box_Log_Falls.jpg
Wet Tropics of Queensland
Queensland, Australia
Wet Tropics of Queensland
Natural world heritage site in Queensland, Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site — Australia
Source: Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1135808
Photo: User:Diliff / CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daintree_National_Park.jpg