List of World Heritage Sites in Papua New Guinea

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 Julu 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]

Location of sites

Kuk Early Agricultural Site

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Location of World Heritage Sites in   Papua New Guinea

List of sites

Name	Image	Location	Criteria	Year	Description
Kuk Early Agricultural Site		Western Highlands Province 5°47′01″S144°19′54″E / 5.783711°S 144.331722°E / -5.783711; 144.331722 (Levuka Historical Port Town)	Cultural (iii) (iv)	2008	Kuk Early Agricultural Site consists of 116 ha of swamps in the western highlands of New Guinea 1,500 metres above sea-level. Archaeological excavation has revealed the landscape to be one of wetland reclamation worked almost continuously for 7,000, and possibly for 10,000 years. It contains well-preserved archaeological remains demonstrating the technological leap which transformed plant exploitation to agriculture around 6,500 years ago. It is an excellent example of transformation of agricultural practices over time, from cultivation mounds to draining the wetlands through the digging of ditches with wooden tools. Kuk is one of the few places in the world where archaeological evidence suggests independent agricultural development and changes in agricultural practice over such a long period of time. [3]

Tentative List

Site	Image	Location	Criteria	Area ha (acre)	Year of submission	Description
Huon Terraces - Stairway to the Past		Morone 6°24′S147°30′E / 6.4°S 147.5°E / -6.4; 147.5 (Huon Terraces - Stairway to the Past)	Mixed (iii)(v)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)		2006	[4]
Kikori River Basin / Great Papuan Plateau		Gulf, Southern Highlands, Western Highlands 7°39′00″S144°17′00″E / 7.65°S 144.283333°E / -7.65; 144.283333 (Kikori River Basin / Great Papuan Plateau)	Mixed (iii)(iv)(v)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)		2006	[5]
Kokoda Track and Owen Stanley Ranges		Central, Southern Highlands 9°23′S148°24′E / 9.38°S 148.4°E / -9.38; 148.4 (Kokoda Track and Owen Stanley Ranges)	Mixed (iii)(v)(vi)(vii)(x)		2006	[6]
Milne Bay Seascape (Pacific Jewels of Marine Biodiversity)		Milne Bay 10°22′00″S150°30′00″E / 10.366667°S 150.5°E / -10.366667; 150.5 (Milne Bay Seascape (Pacific Jewels of Marine Biodiversity))	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″S142°35′16″E / 6.603611°S 142.5879°E / -6.603611; 142.5879 (The Sublime Karsts of Papua New Guinea)	Mixed (v)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)		2006	[8]
Trans-Fly Complex		Western 8°54′S141°00′E / 8.9°S 141°E / -8.9; 141 (Trans-Fly Complex)	Mixed (v)(vi)(x)		2006	[9]
Upper Sepik River Basin		East Sepik, West Sepik 5°13′00″S141°49′00″E / 5.216667°S 141.816667°E / -5.216667; 141.816667 (Upper Sepik River Basin)	Mixed (i)(iii)(iv)(v)(vii)(viii)(ix)(x)		2006	[10]

References

1. "The World Heritage Convention". UNESCO. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
2. "Papua New Guinea". UNESCO. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
3. "Levuka Historical Port Town". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-20. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO) license.
4. "Huon Terraces - Stairway to the Past". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
5. "Kikori River Basin / Great Papuan Plateau". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
6. "Kokoda Track and Owen Stanley Ranges". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
7. "Milne Bay Seascape (Pacific Jewels of Marine Biodiversity)". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
8. "The Sublime Karsts of Papua New Guinea". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
9. "Trans-Fly Complex". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
10. "Upper Sepik River Basin". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-12-30.