The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, shortened to TWWHA, is a World Heritage Site located in Tasmania, Australia. It is one of the largest conservation areas in Australia, covering 15,800 km² (6,100 mi²), or nearly 25% of Tasmania. It is also one of the last large areas of temperate wilderness in the world and includes the South West Wilderness.
The Murray–Darling Basin is an area of land in the interior of southeast Australia. It includes the drainage area of the Murray River, which is Australia’s longest river, and the Darling River, a river that flows into the Murray and is Australia’s third-longest river. The Basin includes six of Australia’s seven longest rivers and covers about one-seventh of the country’s land.
The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site is an area covering about 8,940 km² (3,450 sq mi) of very wet forests along parts of the coast and nearby mountain ranges in tropical Queensland, Australia. This area meets all four natural heritage selection criteria for a World Heritage site. It received World Heritage status in 1988 and was added to the Australian National Heritage List on 21 May 2007.
The Daintree Rainforest, also called the Daintree, is a region on the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located about 105 km (65 mi) north of the city of Cairns by road. Although the terms “Daintree Rainforest” and “the Daintree” are not officially defined, they are commonly understood to describe the area from the Daintree River north to Cooktown and from the coastline west to the Great Dividing Range.
The Kerguelen Islands are part of the Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra ecoregion, which includes several subantarctic islands. In this cold climate, plant life is mostly limited to grasses, mosses, and lichens, though the islands are also known for the native and edible Kerguelen cabbage. The islands are located at the Antarctic Convergence, where cold water from Antarctica mixes with warmer water from the Indian Ocean.
Tristan da Cunha, commonly called Tristan, is a group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, which has its own rules and laws. The territory includes the island of Tristan da Cunha, which is about 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) wide and covers an area of 98 square kilometers (38 square miles).
The wildlife of the Falkland Islands is very similar to that of Patagonia. The Falkland Islands do not have any native reptiles or amphibians, and the only native land mammal, the warrah, is now extinct. However, many bird species can be found around the islands, and many of these birds breed on the smaller islands in the archipelago.
The Juan Fernández Islands (Spanish: Archipiélago Juan Fernández) are a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean with few people living there. They depend on tourism and fishing for their economy. Located 670 km (362 nmi; 416 mi) from the coast of Chile, the islands include three main volcanic islands: Robinson Crusoe, Alejandro Selkirk, and Santa Clara.
The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS), also called the Great Mayan Reef or Great Maya Reef, is an area in the ocean that spans 1,126 kilometers (700 miles) along the coasts of four countries: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. It begins at Isla Contoy, the northernmost point of the Yucatán Peninsula, and extends south to Belize, Guatemala, and the Bay Islands of Honduras. This reef system is the second-longest in the world.
The Everglades is a natural area of wet grasslands in southern Florida. It covers the southern part of a large drainage area in the Neotropical region. The system starts near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which flows into the large but shallow Lake Okeechobee.