Uninhabited islands

Connected Sites: 16

Definition
Sites that are islands or island groups, without permanent population on the entire site (except for the odd scientist or park ranger).

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Connected Sites

  • Sub-Antarctic Islands
    Inscribed: 1998
    4.06
    8
    0
  • Bikini Atoll
    Bikini Atoll
    Marshall Islands
    Inscribed: 2010
    0
    0
  • Heard and McDonald Islands
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.08
    1
    0
    Never inhabited
  • Inscribed: 1997
    3.75
    5
    0
    Except for base of the Australian Antarctic Division
  • Henderson Island
    Henderson Island
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.49
    3
    0
    "The island was settled by Polynesians – possibly as early as 800 AD – but by the 1600s it had been abandoned." (wiki) There is currently no on-site management (AB ev)
  • Inscribed: 2019
    4
    0
    All islands are uninhabited, except for 3 small scientific/military bases
  • Wrangel Island
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.53
    2
    1
    Except for ca. "27 full and part time staff". Presumed never inhabited.
  • Surtsey
    Surtsey
    Iceland
    Inscribed: 2008
    2.72
    43
    9
    Never inhabited
  • St. Kilda
    St. Kilda
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.50
    26
    4
    Regarding Hirta: except for staff of radar tracking station, Trust and Scottish National Heritgae staff and scientific researchers
  • Sceilg Mhichíl
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.82
    90
    8
    "lt was occupied continuously until the later 12th century, when a general climatic deterioration led to increased storms in the seas around the island and forced the communitv to move to the mainland. " (AB ev) - "An official guide service was introduced in 1987; three of the four guides live on the island and are present on site seven days a week throughout the season." (AB ev)
  • Rock Islands
    Inscribed: 2012
    4.00
    32
    6
    presently uninhabited, after the villages were abandoned in the 17th/18th century
  • Malpelo
    Malpelo
    Colombia
    Inscribed: 2006
    2.90
    3
    1
    Malpelo is uninhabited except for six soldiers, rotated biannually, plus 10 more from the patrol boat. (UNEP WCMC)
  • Gough and Inaccessible Islands
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.55
    8
    3
    Inaccessible Island is uninhabited, Gough Island has a South African weather station
  • Cocos Island
    Costa Rica
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.85
    6
    2
    Only park rangers
  • Archipiélago de Revillagigedo
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.66
    4
    1
    The nominated property is uninhabited apart from the presence of a Mexican Navy station on Socorro (around 100 people) and a very small base on Clarión (around 10 people). (AB ev)
  • Aldabra Atoll
    Aldabra Atoll
    Seychelles
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.21
    7
    13
    "Research Officer, Island Manager and their rangers and staff"