Gough and Inaccessible Islands

Gough and Inaccessible Islands
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location Tristan da Cunha
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Coordinates 37°S 13°W / 37°S 13°W / -37; -13
Includes Gough Island
Inaccessible Island
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Criteria Natural: (vii), (x)
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Reference 740
Inscription 1995 (19th Session)
Extensions 2004
Endangered
Location of Gough and Inaccessible Islands

Gough and Inaccessible Islands is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. It consists of Gough Island (40°19′S 9°56′W / 40.32°S 9.94°W / -40.32; -9.94) and Inaccessible Island. (37°18′S 12°41′W / 37.30°S 12.68°W / -37.30; -12.68)

The islands are uninhabited apart from the personnel of a weather station. They are Important Bird Areas and Alliance for Zero Extinction sites.[2]

The spectacled petrel is believed to nest only on Inaccessible Island.[3]

History

Gough and Inaccessible Islands.

Gough Island was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1995.[4] In 2004 the site was extended. The marine zone of Gough Island was extended from 3 to 12 miles and Inaccessible Island was included with the surrounding marine zone extending out to 12 miles. The site was renamed Gough and Inaccessible Islands.[5]

The selection criteria for the site do not include its geomorphic interest. However, there has been ongoing discussion of including Gough and Inaccessible Islands in a possible "serial trans-boundary nomination" for the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which would include other volcanic sites in the Atlantic.[6]

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