Wet Tropics of Queensland
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| Wet Tropics of Queensland* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| State Party |  Australia |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, viii, ix, x |
| Reference | 486 |
| Region† | Asia-Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1988 (12th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site is an umbrella name for a series of National Parks stretching for 450 km along the north east coast of Queensland, Australia, from Townsville to Cooktown, bordering the Great Barrier Reef, itself another World Heritage site.
Among the National Parks included are:
- Barron Gorge National Park
- Cedar Bay National Park
- Daintree National Park
- Girringun National Park
- Wooroonooran National Park
and over 700 protected areas including privately-owned land.
[edit] External links
- Wet Tropics Management Authority webpage
- World Heritage Area details from Australian Government's Heritage Database
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