HERITAGE RECORD · 167

Willandra Lakes Region

威兰德拉湖区

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The fossil remains of a series of lakes and sand formations that date from the Pleistocene can be found in this region, together with archaeological evidence of human occupation dating from 45–60,000 years ago. It is a unique landmark in the study of human evolution on the Australian continent. Several well-preserved fossils of giant marsupials have also been found here.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ747875 ↗

Inception1981

Area239184.19341894 ha

Administrative areaQ3224

WikipediaWillandra Lakes Region ↗

Chinese Wikipedia威兰德拉湖区 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

(viii)An outstanding record of Earth’s history, geological processes or significant landforms.

Cultural archive

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UNESCO record lead

Brief synthesis The Willandra Lakes Region, in the semi-arid zone in southwest New South Wales (NSW), contains a relict lake system whose sediments, geomorphology and soils contain an outstanding record of a low-altitude, non-glaciated Pleistocene landscape.

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