HERITAGE RECORD · 487

Henderson Island

享德森岛

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Henderson Island, which lies in the eastern South Pacific, is one of the few atolls in the world whose ecology has been practically untouched by a human presence. Its isolated location provides the ideal context for studying the dynamics of insular evolution and natural selection. It is particularly notable for the 10 plants and four land birds that are endemic to the island.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ379759 ↗

Area37.3 ha

Administrative areaQ35672

Named afterQ98770154

WikipediaHenderson Island (Pitcairn Islands) ↗

Chinese Wikipedia亨德森岛 ↗

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Selection criteria

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

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

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