Tasmanian Wilderness

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Tasmanian Wilderness^a
UNESCO World Heritage Site

State Party	Australia
Type	Mixed
Criteria	iii, iv, vi, vii, viii, ix, x
Identification	#507
Regionb	Asia-Pacific
Inscription History
Formal Inscription:	1982 6th Session
Extension/s	1989
a Name as officially inscribed on the WH List b As classified officially by UNESCO

The Tasmanian Wilderness is a term that is sometimes used for the World Heritage Area in South West, Western and Central Tasmania, Australia.

There are also other areas in Tasmania that have the elements of being Wilderness areas, and there is also an organisation that has been known as the Tasmanian Wilderness Society.

The World Heritage Area is one of the largest conservation areas in Australia, covering 13,800 km², or almost 20% of Tasmania.

The area constitutes one of the last expanses of temperate wilderness in the world, including the renowned South West Wilderness.

Remains found in limestone caves attest to the human occupation of the area for well over 20,000 years.

[edit] Geographic area

The following National Parks and reserves make up the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area:

• Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
• Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
• Hartz Mountains National Park
• Mole Creek Karst National Park
• Southwest National Park
• Walls of Jerusalem National Park
• Central Plateau Conservation and Protected Areas
• Devils Gullet State Reserve

[edit] See also

• Protected areas of Tasmania

[edit] External links

• Tasmanian Parks & Wildlife Service site
• Position of World Heritage Area]
• UNESCO site
• Department of the Environment and Heritage site