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Tasmanian Wilderness

Australia
Date of Inscription: 1982
Extension: 1989
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(vi)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Property : 1383640 ha
State of Tasmania
S41 35 E145 25
Ref: 181bis

Brief Description

In a region that has been subjected to severe glaciation, these parks and reserves, with their steep gorges, covering an area of over 1 million ha, constitute one of the last expanses of temperate rainforest in the world. Remains found in limestone caves attest to the human occupation of the area for more than 20,000 years.