List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Papua_New_Guinea

List of World Heritage Sites in Papua New Guinea

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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] Papua New Guinea accepted the convention on July 28, 1997, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2023, Papua New Guinea has only one World Heritage Site ^[2]

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Site	Location	Criteria	Year of submission	Description
Huon Terraces - Stairway to the Past	Morone 6°24′S 147°30′E	Mixed (iii)(v)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)	2006	^[4]
Kikori River Basin / Great Papuan Plateau	Gulf, Southern Highlands, Western Highlands 7°39′00″S 144°17′00″E	Mixed (iii)(iv)(v)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)	2006	^[5]
Kokoda Track and Owen Stanley Ranges	Central, Southern Highlands 9°23′S 148°24′E	Mixed (iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(x)	2006	^[6]
Milne Bay Seascape (Pacific Jewels of Marine Biodiversity)	Milne Bay 10°22′00″S 150°30′00″E	Mixed (iii)(v)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)	2006	^[7]
The Sublime Karsts of Papua New Guinea	East New Britain,Southern Highlands,Western 6°36′13″S 142°35′16″E	Mixed (v)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)	2006	^[8]
Trans-Fly Complex	Western 8°54′S 141°00′E	Mixed (v)(vi)(x)	2006	^[9]
Upper Sepik River Basin	East Sepik, West Sepik 5°13′00″S 141°49′00″E	Mixed (i)(iii)(iv)(v)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)	2006	^[10]

List of World Heritage Sites in Papua New Guinea