Queensland’s World Heritage areas
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Australian Fossil Mammal Site – Riversleigh section
Riversleigh has uncovered some of the world’s most outstanding fossils.
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Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef became Queensland’s first World Heritage area in 1981, and is home to more than 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 species of molluscs, 400 species of sponge and 300 species of hard corals.
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Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
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K’gari (Fraser Island)
At Fraser Island (K’gari), you can actually see the very processes of change which made this island worthy of World Heritage listing.
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Wet Tropics
The Wet Tropics of Queensland is one of a handful of sites worldwide which met all four criteria for World Heritage listing, with no other rainforests in Australia as varied as those found in this area.