1709 AU - Murujuga Cultural Landscape (2025)

 Murujuga Cultural Landscape

Murujuga is a deeply storied land and seascape located in northwest Australia. It encompasses the Burrup Peninsula, the Dampier Archipelago, surrounding marine areas and the submerged landscape. Murujuga is shaped by the Lore — rules and narratives put in place to create the Country — and the enduring presence of the Ngarda-Ngarli, Traditional Owners and Custodians of the site. The property holds profound cultural and spiritual significance, reflecting over 50,000 years of continuous care and management by Traditional Law that has adapted to the changing needs of Country over periods of dramatic climatic and environmental change. Murujuga is renowned for its dense concentration of archaeological and spiritual sites that reflect the interaction between people and place over thousands of generations. Its extraordinary rock art assemblage records a complex system of Lore and Traditional Law, features unique motifs and demonstrates artistic and technical mastery.

穆鲁朱加文化景观

穆鲁朱加（Murujuga）是坐落于澳大利亚西北部的古老岩石景观，包括布鲁普（Burrup）半岛、丹皮尔（Dampier）群岛的 42 座岛屿及临近海域。当地“传统拥有者和守护者” 恩加尔达-恩加尔利人（Ngarda Ngarli）信仰的创世规则与叙事，以及他们的世代生活共同塑造了这片土地。遗产承载着深厚的文化与精神内涵，昭示逾5万年持续不断的守护与使用历史。这里以密集的岩画而闻名，图案独特，展现出卓越的技艺与成熟的艺术表达。

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1709

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698 AU - Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte) (1994)

Brief Description

"Riversleigh and Naracoorte, situated in the north and south respectively of eastern Australia, are among the world's 10 greatest fossil sites. They are a superb illustration of the key stages of evolution of Australia's unique fauna."

澳大利亚哺乳动物化石地（里弗斯利/纳拉库特）

"分别位于东澳大利亚北部和南部的里弗斯利和纳拉库特都位居世界十大化石景点之列，完美地展示了澳大利亚特有动物群的各个进化阶段。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1441
 
698-001     Riversleigh
698-002     Naracoorte (Hynam-Caves Rd)
698-003     Naracoorte (Alexandra Cave, Bat Cave and Blanche Cave)
698-004     Naracoorte (Robert-Leitch Dr)
698-005     Naracoorte (Caves-Edwards Rd)
698-006     Naracoorte (Victoria Fossil Cave)
698-007     Naracoorte (Robertson Cave)

698-006     Naracoorte (Victoria Fossil Cave)

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Naracoorte (Victoria Fossil Cave)

1306 AU - Australian Convict Sites (2010)

Brief Description

"The property includes a selection of 11 penal sites, among the thousands established by the British Empire on Australian soil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sites are located on the fertile costal strip, where the expanding colonial settlements of which the convict sites were central part , led to large-scale disruption and conflict and with the aboriginal peoples, This was mainly around Sydney and in Tasmania, as well as on Norfolk Island and in Fremantle. They housed tens of thousands of men, women and children condemned by British justice to transportation to the convict colonies. Each of the sites had a specific purpose, in terms both of punitive imprisonment and of rehabilitation through forced labour to help build the colony. The property presents the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts."

澳大利亚监狱遗址
"18世纪和19世纪时，大英帝国在澳大利亚设立了数千所监狱。“澳大利亚监狱遗址”选取了其中的11座殖民监狱。它们主要 位于悉尼附近和塔斯马尼亚岛上，但也有几所设在诺福克岛和弗里曼特尔市，其所在地大多是原住民已被驱逐了的、肥沃的海岸地区。这些监狱关押过被英国法院放 逐到澳洲殖民地的成千上万名男性、女性和儿童。每座监狱都有自身的用途，它们或是惩罚性的监禁，或是让犯人通过劳动教养协助殖民的建设。“澳大利亚监狱遗 址”是现存的大规模驱逐罪犯出境以及欧洲列强通过流放犯人和强制劳动进行殖民扩张的最佳例证。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1306

1306-001     Kingston and Arthur`s Vale Historic Area (“KAVHA”)
1306-002     Old Government House and Domain (“Old Government House”)
1306-003     Hyde Park Barracks
1306-004     Brickendon and Woolmers Estates (“Brickendon- Woolmers”)
1306-005     Darlington Probation Station (“Darlington”)
1306-006     Old Great North Road
1306-007     Cascades Female Factory (“Cascades”)
1306-008     Port Arthur Historic Site (“Port Arthur”)
1306-009     Coal Mines Historic Site (“Coal Mines”)
1306-010     Cockatoo Island Convict Site (“Cockatoo Island”)
1306-011     Fremantle Prison

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  1306-001 Kingston and Arthur`s Vale Historic Area

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1306-003 Hyde Park Barracks

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1306-003 Hyde Park Barracks interior

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1306-07 Cascades Female Factory (“Cascades”)

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1306-008 Port Arthur Historic Site (“Port Arthur”)

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1306-011     Fremantle Prison

944 IN - Mountain Railways of India (1999)

Brief Description

"This site includes three railways. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was the first, and is still the most outstanding, example of a hill passenger railway. Opened in 1881, its design applies bold and ingenious engineering solutions to the problem of establishing an effective rail link across a mountainous terrain of great beauty. The construction of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a 46-km long metre-gauge single-track railway in Tamil Nadu State was first proposed in 1854, but due to the difficulty of the mountainous location the work only started in 1891 and was completed in 1908. This railway, scaling an elevation of 326 m to 2,203 m, represented the latest technology of the time. The Kalka Shimla Railway, a 96-km long, single track working rail link built in the mid-19th century to provide a service to the highland town of Shimla is emblematic of the technical and material efforts to disenclave mountain populations through the railway. All three railways are still fully operational."

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/944

944ter-001     Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
944ter-002     Nilgiri Mountain Railway
944ter-003     Kalka Shimla Railway

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944ter-001     Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

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944ter-002 Nilgiri Mountain Railway

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944ter-003 Kalka Shimla Railway

1369 AU - Ningaloo Coast (2011)

Brief Description

"The 604,500 hectare marine and terrestrial property of Ningaloo Coast, on the remote western coast of Australia, includes one of the longest near-shore reefs in the world. On land the site features an extensive karst system and network of underground caves and water courses. Annual gatherings of whale sharks occur at Ningaloo Coast, which is home to numerous marine species, among them a wealth of sea turtles. The terrestrial part of the site features subterranean water bodies with a substantial network of caves, conduits, and groundwater streams. They support a variety of rare species that contribute to the exceptional biodiversity of the marine and terrestrial site"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1369

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Courtesy of Yan on her trip to Ningaloo

Ningaloo Marine Park - Bills Bay

Cape Range National Park - Osprey Bay

Cape Range National Park - Turquoise Bay

Cape Range National Park - Shothole Canyon

Cape Range National Park - Charles Knife Canyon

Vlamingh Head Lighthouse

629 AU - Macquarie Island (1997)

Brief Description

"Macquarie Island (34 km long x 5 km wide) is an oceanic island in the Southern Ocean, lying 1,500 km south-east of Tasmania and approximately halfway between Australia and the Antarctic continent. The island is the exposed crest of the undersea Macquarie Ridge, raised to its present position where the Indo-Australian tectonic plate meets the Pacific plate. It is a site of major geoconservation significance, being the only place on earth where rocks from the earth’s mantle (6 km below the ocean floor) are being actively exposed above sea-level. These unique exposures include excellent examples of pillow basalts and other extrusive rocks."

麦夸里岛

"麦夸里岛（长34公里，宽5公里）是位于南大洋的一个海岛，距塔斯马尼亚(Tasmania)东南部1500公里，大约相 当于从澳大利亚到南极洲的一半路程。由于印度洋板块和太平洋板块在这里互相挤压，使得麦夸里海脊的最高部分露出了海面，形成了现在的麦夸里岛。这个地区有 极其重要的地理保护意义，是地球上唯一一处从地幔（海底以下6公里深处）开始向上运动而露出海面的岩石，这些露出海面的特殊岩石包括枕状玄武岩和其他突出 的岩石。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/629

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154 AU - Great Barrier Reef (1981)

Brief Description

"The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusc. It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of species such as the dugong (‘sea cow’) and the large green turtle, which are threatened with extinction."

大堡礁

"大堡礁位于澳大利亚东北海岸，这里物种多样、景色迷人，有着世界上最大的珊瑚礁群，包括400种珊瑚、1500种鱼类和4000种软体动物。大堡礁还是一处得天独厚的科学研究场所，因为这里栖息着多种濒临灭绝的动物，比如儒艮（“美人鱼”）和巨星绿龟。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/154

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Left: Green Island; Right: Low Island and Woody Island form the Low Isles

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181 AU - Tasmanian Wilderness (1982)

Brief Description

"In a region that has been subjected to severe glaciation, these parks and reserves, with their steep gorges, covering an area of over 1 million ha, constitute one of the last expanses of temperate rainforest in the world. Remains found in limestone caves attest to the human occupation of the area for more than 20,000 years."

塔斯马尼亚荒原

"这些公园和保护区地处受冰河作用严重影响的地区，到处都是峭壁峡谷，占地总面积超过100万公顷，是世界上仅有的几个大规模的温带雨林之一。在石灰石洞穴中发现的遗迹可以证明早在两万多年前就曾有人类在这里居住过。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/181

01- Central Plateau Conservation and Protected Areas   
02- Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
03- Devils Gullet State Reserve   
04- Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
05 - Hartz Mountains National Park   
06 - Mole Creek Karst National Park   
07- South East Mutton Bird Islet   
08 - Southwest National Park   
09 - Walls of Jerusalem National Park
10 - Mt Field National Park

02- Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

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Cradle Mountain

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Frenchmans Cap in the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park

09 - Walls of Jerusalem National Park

 

10 - Mt Field National Park

630 AU - Fraser Island (1992)

Brief Description

"Fraser Island 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."

弗雷泽岛

"弗雷泽岛与澳大利亚东海岸隔海相望，长122公里，是世界上最大的沙岛。从海滩往岛内延伸，除了长在沙土之中的高大茂密的热带雨林，还有世界上半数的淡水沙丘悬湖。移动的沙丘、热带雨林和湖泊一起构成了这个岛屿独一无二的景观。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/630

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868 FR - Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (1998)

Brief Description

"Santiago de Compostela was the supreme goal for countless thousands of pious pilgrims who converged there from all over Europe throughout the Middle Ages. To reach Spain pilgrims had to pass through France, and the group of important historical monuments included in this inscription marks out the four routes by which they did so."

法国圣地亚哥——德孔波斯特拉朝圣之路
"圣地亚哥——德孔波斯特拉在整个中世纪是成千上万虔诚朝圣者们的终极目标，他们从欧洲各地蜂拥至此，为了到达西班牙，他们必须穿越法国。列入世界遗产的项目包括系列重要的历史古迹，标出了朝圣者穿越法国的路线。"

Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/868

• 868-001 Cathédrale Saint-Front (Périgueux)
• 868-002 Eglise Saint-Avit (Saint-Avit-Sénieur)
• 868-003 Eglise abbatiale Notre-Dame de la Nativité (Le Buisson-de-Cadouin)
• 868-004 Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Bazas)
• 868-005 Basilique Saint-Seurin (Bordeaux)
• 868-006 Basilique Saint-Michel (Bordeaux)
• 868-007 Cathédrale Saint-André (Bordeaux)
• 868-008 Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de la Sauve Majeure (La Sauve)
• 868-009 Eglise Saint-Pierre (La Sauve)
• 868-010 Eglise de Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres (Soulac)
• 868-011 Eglise Sainte-Quitterie (Aire-sur-l'Adour)
• 868-012 Clocher-porche de l'ancienne église (Mimizan)
• 868-013 Abbaye Saint-Jean (Sorde-l'Abbaye)
• 868-014 Abbaye (Saint-Sever)
• 868-015 Cathédrale Saint Caprais (Agen)
• 868-016 Cathédrale Sainte-Marie (Bayonne)
• 868-017 Eglise Saint-Blaise (L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise)
• 868-018 Porte Saint Jacques (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port)
• 868-019 Eglise Sainte Marie (Oloron-Sainte-Marie)
• 868-020 Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Port (Clermont-Ferrand)
• 868-021 Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Le Puy-en-Velay)
• 868-022 Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques (Le Puy-en-Velay)
• 868-023 Le Mont-Saint-Michel* (Le Mont-Saint-Michel)
• 868-024 Eglise prieurale Sainte-Croix-Notre-Dame (La Charité-sur-Loire)
• 868-025 Eglise Saint-Jacques (Asquins)
• 868-026 Basilique Sainte-Madeleine (Vézelay)
• 868-027 Collégiale Saint-Etienne-anciennement collégiale Saint-Jacques (Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre)
• 868-028 Cathédrale Saint-Etienne (Bourges)
• 868-029 Basilique Notre-Dame (L'Epine)
• 868-030 Eglise Notre-Dame-en-Vaux (Châlons-en-Champagne)
• 868-031 Tour Saint-Jacques-vestige de l'église Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie (Paris)
• 868-032 Ancienne abbaye de Gellone (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert)
• 868-033 Pont du Diable (Aniane - Saint-Jean-de-Fos)
• 868-034 Ancienne abbatiale (Saint-Gilles-du-Gard)
• 868-035 Eglise Saint-Léonard (Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat)
• 868-036 Eglise Notre-Dame de Tramesaygues (Audressein)
• 868-037 Ancienne cathédrale et cloître, cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède, palais épiscopal, rempart (Saint-Lizier)
• 868-038 Abbatiale Sainte-Foy (Conques)
• 868-039 Pont sur le Dourdou (Conques)
• 868-040 Pont-Vieux (Espalion)
• 868-041 Pont sur le Lot (Estaing)
• 868-042 Pont dit “ des pèlerins ” sur la Boralde (Saint-Chély d'Aubrac)
• 868-043 Ancienne cathédrale Notre-Dame (Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges)
• 868-044 Basilique paléochrétienne, chapelle Saint-Julien (Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges)
• 868-045 Basilique Saint-Sernin (Toulouse)
• 868-046 Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques (Toulouse)
• 868-047 Basilique Saint-Just (Valcabrère)
• 868-048 Cathédrale Sainte-Marie (Auch)
• 868-049 Pont d’Artigues ou de Lartigues (Beaumont-sur-l'Osse et Larresingle)
• 868-050 Collégiale Saint-Pierre (La Romieu)
• 868-051 Cathédrale Saint-Etienne (Cahors)
• 868-052 Pont Valentré (Cahors)
• 868-053 Dolmen de Pech-Laglaire 2 (Gréalou)
• 868-054 Hôpital Saint-Jacques (Figeac)
• 868-055 Basilique Saint-Sauveur et crypte Saint-Amadour (Rocamadour)
• 868-056 Hospice du Plan et chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption, connue sous le nom de chapelle des Templiers (Aragnouet)
• 868-057 Eglise paroissiale Saint-Jean-Baptiste* (Gavarnie)
• 868-058 Eglise Saint-Laurent (Jezeau)
• 868-059 Eglise Saint-Jacques (Ourdis-Cotdoussan)
• 868-060 Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (Rabastens)
• 868-061 Abbatiale Saint-Pierre et cloître (Moissac)
• 868-062 Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Amiens)
• 868-063 Eglise paroissiale Saint-Jacques le Majeur et Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Folleville)
• 868-064 Eglise paroissiale Saint-Jacques (Compiègne)
• 868-065 Eglise Saint-Eutrope (Saintes)
• 868-066 Abbaye royale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Saint-Jean-d'Angély)
• 868-067 Eglise Saint-Hilaire (Melle)
• 868-068 Eglise Saint-Pierre (Aulnay)
• 868-069 Eglise Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand (Poitiers)
• 868-070 Ancien hôpital des Pèlerins (Pons)
• 868-071 Eglise St Honorat* (Arles)
• 868-072 entre Nasbinals et Saint- Chély-d'Aubrac (17 km)
• 868-073 Chemin du Puy : de Saint-Côme-d'Olt à Estaing (17 km)
• 868-074 Chemin du Puy : de Montredon à Figeac (18 km)
• 868-075 Chemin du Puy : de Faycelles à Cajarc (22,5 km)
• 868-076 Chemin du Puy : de Bach à Cahors (26 km)
• 868-077 Chemin du Puy : de Lectoure à Condom (35 km)
• 868-078 Chemin du Puy : d'Aroue à Ostabat (22 km)

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Courtesy of Asa from postcrossing forum

868-001 Cathédrale Saint-Front (Périgueux)

868-004 Ancienne cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Bazas)

868-007 Cathédrale Saint-André (Bordeaux)

868-010 Eglise de Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres (Soulac)

868-013 Abbaye Saint-Jean (Sorde-l'Abbaye) 

868-015 Cathédrale Saint Caprais (Agen) 

868-016 Cathédrale Sainte-Marie (Bayonne) 

868-018 Porte Saint Jacques (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port)

868-020 Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Port (Clermont-Ferrand) 

868-023 Le Mont-Saint-Michel, Ille-et-Vilaine, Basse-Normandie, France

868-024 Eglise prieurale Sainte-Croix-Notre-Dame (La Charité-sur-Loire)

868-026 Abbaye Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Vézelay

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868-031 église Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

868-032 Ancienne abbaye de Gellone (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert)

868-033 Pont du Diable (Aniane - Saint-Jean-de-Fos)

868-034 Ancienne abbatiale (Saint-Gilles-du-Gard)

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868-037 Saint-Lizier: former cathedral and cloister, Midi-Pyrénées

868-037 Saint-Lizier: cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède

868-038 Abbatiale Sainte-Foy (Conques) 

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868-040 Pont-Vieux, Espalion, Aveyron, Midi-Pyrénées

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868-043 Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges: former cathedral Notre-Dame – Midi-Pyrénées

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868-045 basilique Saint-Sernin Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France
 

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868-048 cathédrale Sainte-Marie, Auch, Gers, Midi-Pyrénées, France

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868-052 pont Valentré, Cahors, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France

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868-055 Basilique Saint-Sauveur， Rocamadour, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France

868-056-02 connue sous le nom de chapelle des Templiers 

868-060 Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (Rabastens)

868-061 Abbatiale Saint-Pierre et cloître

868-062 Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Amiens, Somme, Picardie, France

868-065 Eglise Saint-Eutrope (Saintes) 

868-068 Eglise Saint-Pierre (Aulnay)

868-070 Ancien hôpital des Pèlerins (Pons) - 
Le Passage Voûte de l'Ancien Hospice des Pèlerins

868-071 Eglise St Honorat, Arles

868-072 entre Nasbinals et Saint- Chély-d'Aubrac (17 km)

868-073 Chemin du Puy : de Saint-Côme-d'Olt à Estaing (17 km)

Commemorative postmark of Sur le chemin de St Jacques de Compostel in St Alban