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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee

Cape York’s step towards world heritage listing: what does it mean for the region, and what happens next?

Chester Gorge at Kulla national park
Chester Gorge at Kulla national park, one of the areas of Cape York in Queensland now given Unesco tentative world heritage listing. Photograph: Queensland Government/PR IMAGE

The Cape York peninsula is one of the most unique places on Earth: Australia’s northern tip features untouched wilderness landscapes, holds significant First Nations cultural sites and provides a haven for hundreds of threatened species.

This week, the Australian and Queensland governments took a significant step towards nominating parts of the region – the “cultural landscapes” of Cape York – for Unesco world heritage listing.

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