Located at an 'extreme point' of Latitude or Longitude

Connected Sites: 7

WHS whose boundaries include the Northern/Southern/Eastern or Westernmost points of the State Party nominating it. Excluding separate "Dependent Territories" and "rocks", reefs etc . See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Earth

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Shark Bay
Shark Bay
Australia
Inscribed: 1991
3.58
54
2
Steep Point Is The Westernmost Point Of The Australian Mainland
Tasmanian Wilderness
Inscribed: 1982
3.93
121
7
The Island Of Pedra Branca Is The Southernmost Point Of Australia Excluding Sub-Antarctic Territories. It Is A Small Island About 26 Km (16 Mi) South-South-East Of South East Cape Tasmania And Part Of The South West Np
St. Kilda
St. Kilda
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.50
30
4
Soay On St Kilda Is The Westernmost Point Of Uk (Counting "Rockal" As A "Rock)" . Hirta Was The Most Westerly Inhabited Point
Wadden Sea
Wadden Sea
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Inscribed: 2009
3.07
363
11
Rottumerplaat Is The Northernmost Point Of The Netherlands
Curonian Spit
Curonian Spit
Lithuania, Russia
Inscribed: 2000
3.28
189
7
The Westernmost Point Of Lithuania Is Sw Of Nida On The Frontier With Russia (Kaliningrad)
Rapa Nui
Inscribed: 1995
4.49
132
13
Moto Nui - An Islet Off The Sw Coast Of Easter Island Is The Westernmost Point Of Chile. It Was Where The "Tangata Manu" (Bird Man) Ritual Took Place ("An Annual Competition To Collect The First Sooty Tern (Manu Tara) Egg Of The Season From The Islet Of Mtu Nui, Swim Back To Rapa Nui And Climb The Sea Cliff Of Rano Kau To The Clifftop Village Of Orongo" Wiki)
Te Wahipounamu
Te Wahipounamu
New Zealand
Inscribed: 1986
4.19
158
11
"West Cape Is The Westernmost Point In The Main Chain Of Islands Of New Zealand. It Is Located ... Within Fiordland National Park". Cape Lovitt On The Auckland Islands Is Further West But "Although Considered As Integral Parts Of New Zealand, (These Islands) ...Are Not Part Of Any Region Or District, But Are Instead Designated As Area Outside Territorial Authority." (Wiki)