East Rennell

East Rennell

Canoe on Lake Te Nggano, East Rennell
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location Rennell Island, Solomon Islands
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Coordinates 11°41′00″S 160°20′00″E / 11.683328°S 160.333328°E / -11.683328; 160.333328
Area 37,000 ha (4.0×109 sq ft) [1]
Criteria Natural: (ix)
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Reference 854
Inscription 1998 (22nd Session)
Endangered 2013–
Location of East Rennell
Houses on the East Rennell island
Houses on the East Rennell island

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

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_in_Danger.
  2. ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/854.
  3. ↑ 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.
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