Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Site

Official name: Willandra Lakes Region | UNESCO
Country: Australia | Map
Continent: Australia
Location: Balranald and Wentworth shires, New South Wales
-34.0000° Lat, 143.0000° Lon | Map
Code: 167
Time Zone: Australia/Sydney (AEST, +1000)
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Category: Mixed
Description: Inscribed 1981. The fossil remains of a series of lakes and sand formations that date from the Pleistocene can be found in this region, together with archaeological evidence of human occupation dating from 45–60,000 years ago. It is a unique landmark in the study of human evolution on the Australian continent. Several well-preserved fossils of giant marsupials have also been found here.