K’gari

Natural
K’gari
Photo: Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Country Australia
Year inscribed1992
Criteria(vii) (viii) (ix)

Overview

K’gari lies just off the east coast of Australia. At 122 km long, it is the largest sand island in the world. Majestic remnants of tall rainforest growing on sand and half the world’s perched freshwater dune lakes are found inland from the beach. The combination of shifting sand-dunes, tropical rainforests and lakes makes it an exceptional site.

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Source: UNESCO World Heritage List — CC BY-SA 4.0