East Rennell
Canoe on Lake Te Nggano, East Rennell | |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Rennell Island, Solomon Islands |
Coordinates | 11°41′00″S 160°20′00″E / 11.683328°S 160.333328°E |
Area | 37,000 ha (4.0×109 sq ft) [1] |
Criteria | Natural: (ix) [2] |
Reference | 854 |
Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
Endangered | 2013– |
Location of East Rennell | |
East Rennell is the southern portion of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2013, the World Heritage Committee added East Rennell to the List of World Heritage in Danger because of the threat of logging activities to the site's outstanding universal value.[3]
Rennell is the largest raised coral atoll in the world and the area in East Rennell surrounding Lake Tegano contains many endemic species.
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References
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_in_Danger.
- ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/854.
- ↑ World Heritage Committee. "World Heritage Committee inscribes East Rennell on the List of World Heritage in Danger". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for East Rennell. |
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