East Rennell makes up the southern third of Rennell Island, the southernmost island in the Solomon Island group in the western Pacific. Rennell, 86 km long x 15 km wide, is the largest raised coral atoll in the world. The site includes approximately 37,000 ha and a marine area extending 3 nautical miles to sea. A major feature of the island is Lake Tegano, which was the former lagoon on the atoll. The lake, the largest in the insular Pacific (15,500 ha), is brackish and contains many rugged limestone islands and endemic species. Rennell is mostly covered with dense forest, with a canopy averaging 20 m in height. Combined with the strong climatic effects of frequent cyclones, the site is a true natural laboratory for scientific study. The site is under customary land ownership and management.[3]
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list, world, heritage, sites, solomon, islands, united, nations, educational, scientific, cultural, organization, unesco, world, heritage, sites, places, importance, cultural, natural, heritage, described, unesco, world, heritage, convention, established, 1972. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention established in 1972 1 Solomon Islands accepted the convention on June 20 1992 making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list As of 2023 Solomon Islands has only one World Heritage Site 2 Contents 1 Location of site 2 List of sites 3 Tentative List 4 ReferencesLocation of site edit nbsp nbsp East Rennellclass notpageimage Location of World Heritage Sites in nbsp Solomon IslandsList of sites edit In danger Name Image Location Criteria Year Description East Rennell nbsp Rennell and Bellona Province 11 41 00 S 160 20 00 E 11 683333 S 160 333333 E 11 683333 160 333333 East Rennell Natural ix 1998 East Rennell makes up the southern third of Rennell Island the southernmost island in the Solomon Island group in the western Pacific Rennell 86 km long x 15 km wide is the largest raised coral atoll in the world The site includes approximately 37 000 ha and a marine area extending 3 nautical miles to sea A major feature of the island is Lake Tegano which was the former lagoon on the atoll The lake the largest in the insular Pacific 15 500 ha is brackish and contains many rugged limestone islands and endemic species Rennell is mostly covered with dense forest with a canopy averaging 20 m in height Combined with the strong climatic effects of frequent cyclones the site is a true natural laboratory for scientific study The site is under customary land ownership and management 3 Tentative List editSite Image Location Criteria Areaha acre Year of submission Description Marovo Tetepare Complex nbsp Western Province 8 29 S 158 04 E 8 48 S 158 07 E 8 48 158 07 Marovo Tetepare Complex Mixed iii v vi vii viii ix x 2008 4 Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Solomon Islands nbsp Choiseul Province Guadalcanal Province Makira Ulawa Province Western Province 7 08 00 S 156 57 00 E 7 133333 S 156 95 E 7 133333 156 95 Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Solomon Islands Natural vii ix x 2008 5 References edit The World Heritage Convention UNESCO Retrieved December 11 2023 Solomon Islands UNESCO Retrieved November 20 2023 East Rennell UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2023 11 20 nbsp Text was copied from this source which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3 0 IGO CC BY 3 0 IGO license Marovo Tetepare Complex UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2023 12 30 Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Solomon Islands UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2023 12 30 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of World Heritage Sites in Solomon Islands amp oldid 1216364826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
