World Heritage Listing

Murujuga Cultural Landscape is nominated for inclusion on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The nomination was lodged in early 2023 by the Australian Government on behalf of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.

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Murujuga Cultural Landscape is nominated for inclusion on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List. The nomination was lodged in early 2023 by the Australian Government on behalf of the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation.

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Summary

On 27 August 2018, Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) and the Western Australian Government announced that World Heritage Listing would be pursued for Murujuga Cultural Landscape, meeting two decades of aspiration of Murujuga Traditional Owners and Custodians.  

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About the Murujuga Cultural Landscape

Murujuga is located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, approximately 1500km north of Perth. It encompasses the Burrup Peninsula and 44 islands, islets and rocky outcrops that form the Dampier Archipelago. The Murujuga Cultural Landscape has been nominated to the World Heritage List and covers 99,881 hectares of land and sea Country.

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More information

The WA Government has prepared some questions and answers about the World Heritage Listing (WHL) process. Read them on this page.

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