The Judge and Clerk Islets are small islands, with a total land and reef area of no more than 20 hectares (49 acres), lying 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Macquarie Island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. They are, with Macquarie Island, part of Tasmania, Australia.[1] They are in the Macquarie Island Nature Reserve and were inscribed in 1997 on the UNESCO World Heritage Area,[2] and form a Special Management Area within the nature reserve. They are very infrequently visited and are free of introduced animals and plants.[3]
.jpg) Drawing on nautical chart of 1950 | |
  Judge and Clerk Islets Location in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Southwestern Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 54°21′S 159°00′E / 54.350°S 159.000°E |
| Area | 20 ha (49 acres) |
| Administration | |
| State | Tasmania |
| LGA | Huon Valley Council |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, viii |
| Designated | 1997 (21st session) |
| Reference no. | 629 |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Macquarie Island World Heritage Area". Parks and Wildlife Tasmania. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Macquarie Island". World Heritage List. UNESCO. 1997. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Parks and Wildlife Service (2006). Macquarie Island Nature Reserve and World Heritage Area Management Plan (PDF). Hobart: Tasmanian Government. ISBN 978-0724-664-054. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2008.
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