Willandra Lakes Region
Also known as Region des lacs Willandra, Région des lacs Willandra, Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (viii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Australia
Inscribed
1981
Area
240,000 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Willandra Lakes Region is about 370 km north of Bendigo.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mildura · about 48,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Bendigo · about 82,000 peopleabout 370 km south
- Shepparton · about 34,000 peopleabout 370 km south-east
- Wagga Wagga · about 55,000 peopleabout 420 km south-east
- Adelaide · about 1,145,000 peopleabout 440 km west
- Albury · about 104,000 peopleabout 440 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
AustraliaCultural495 km away
AustraliaCultural506 km away
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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