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# Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean · Australia

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 1997.

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Area / regionMacquarie Island, Southern Ocean

Country / geographic scopeAustralia

Place typeNature

Point coordinates-54.59472, 158.89556

TRIPGUROO territory[Tasmania](https://tripguroo.com/en/places/tasmania/)

The point is for orientation; it does not represent an entrance or the boundary of the place. For extensive areas, the named locality is a reference.

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Macquarie Island

Natural · Inscription: 1997

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/629/)

Tasmania

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## Sources and accuracy
Territorial context: Macquarie Island is part of Tasmania; a visit counts toward that TRIPGUROO territory.

[Reference 1 · whc.unesco.org ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/629/)

UNESCO DataHub · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Names and points adapted to the catalog. TRIPGUROO is not affiliated with UNESCO.

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