Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC)
World Heritage Listing
In July 2025, the Murujuga Cultural Landscape was inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List. This resulted from decades of effort by generations of Ngarda-Ngarli (Traditional Owners and Custodians), represented by Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, to have Murujuga recognised on a global scale.
Read MoreIn July 2025, the Murujuga Cultural Landscape was inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List. This resulted from decades of effort by generations of Ngarda-Ngarli (Traditional Owners and Custodians), represented by Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, to have Murujuga recognised on a global scale.
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In July 2025, the Murujuga Cultural Landscape was inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage List. This resulted from decades of effort by generations of Narda-Ngarli (Traditional Owners and Custodians), represented by Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation, to have Murujuga recognised on a global scale.
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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. In July 2025, the Murujuga Cultural Landscape, covering 99,881 hectares of land and sea Country, was inscribed on the World Heritage List.
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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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