Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Also known as Aire protegee des Iles Phoenix, Aire protégée des îles Phoenix, PIPA
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (ix).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Kiribati
Inscribed
2010
Area
40,825,000 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Phoenix Islands Protected Area is about 1140 km north of Apia.
Nearest towns and cities
- Apia · about 62,000 peopleabout 1140 km south
- Labasa · about 24,000 peopleabout 1650 km south-west
- Tarawa · about 29,000 peopleabout 1660 km west
- Suva · about 175,000 peopleabout 1870 km south-west
- Lautoka · about 56,000 peopleabout 1880 km south-west
- Nandi · about 42,000 peopleabout 1900 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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