Gondwana Rainforests
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
 Box Log Falls, Lamington National Park in Queensland. | |
| Location | New South Wales and Queensland, Australia |
| Criteria | Natural: (viii), (ix), (x) |
| Reference | 368bis |
| Inscription | 1986 (10th Session) |
| Extensions | 1994 |
| Area | 370,000 ha (1,400 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 28°15′S 150°3′E / 28.250°S 150.050°ECoordinates: 28°15′S 150°3′E / 28.250°S 150.050°E |
  Barrington Tops Main Range National Park From the Main Range in the north to the Barrington Tops in the south, various grouping of the Gondwana Rainforests on the Australian continent | |
| Official name | Gondwana Rainforests of Australia |
| Type | National heritage (landscape) |
| Designated | 17 December 1994 |
| Reference no. | 105135 |
| Class | Natural |
| Legal Status | Declared property |
| Official name | Gondwana Rainforests of Australia; Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves; Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (new name from 2007); North East Rainforests World Heritage Area |
| Type | State heritage (landscape) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1002 |
| Type | Wilderness |
| Category | Landscape - Natural |
The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, formerly known as the 'Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves', are the most extensive area of subtropical rainforest in the world.[1] It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]
The area includes 50 separate reserves covering 3,665 square kilometres (1,415 sq mi). It is around the New South Wales–Queensland border.[3]
The Gondwana Rainforests are so-called because the fossil record indicates that when Gondwana existed it was covered by rainforests containing the same kinds of species that are living today. The number of visitors to the reserve is about 2 million per year.[1]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Retrieved 2012-4-21. Archived 17 January 2010 at WebCite
- ↑ Reid, Greg (2004). Australia's National and Marine Parks: Queensland. South Yarra, Victoria: Macmillan Education Australia. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7329-9053-4.
