| ||||
    Tweet  | |
Gough and Inaccessible Islands are a World Heritage Site of the United Kingdom located in the South Atlantic Ocean. Their significance lies in their being the least-disrupted islands and marine ecosystems in the cool temperate zone.
Gough Island, also known as Gonçalo Álvares, is a volcanic island. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Except for the six people manning the weather station, it is uninhabited. The Inaccessible Island is an islet created by an extinct volcano within the vicinity of Gough Island. Together with Gough, Inaccessible Island is the home to many distinctive wildlife, including the world's largest colonies of sea birds. Endemic to Inaccessible Island is the Inaccessible Island Rail, the smallest extant flightless bird in the world.
Gough Island
Author: Steven Chown (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 Generic)
Gough and Inaccessible Islands was inscribed as a World Heritage Site during the 19th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Berlin, Germany, on 4 - 9 December, 1995.
World Heritage Site Inscription Details
Location: S 40 19 29.0 W 9 55 43.0Inscription Year: 1995
Type: Natural
Inscription Criteria: VII, X
Return to United Kingdom's World Heritage Sites
Return to Discover Britain
Return to World Heritage Sites
  
  
Point - Click - Discover!Thanks for visiting this webpage. To continue exploring, choose another destination! My World Travel Guides - celebrating a beautiful world beautifully. Earning a living as a Happy Jobless GuyI am a Happy Jobless Guy! I am one of the few people who is fortunate enough to earn an income from my websites that I don't to go out to work. My sites get thousands of visitors every day. It has been a long process, but it is something everybody can achieve, and that means YOU. The following are some articles which you might want to read if you want to do what I do:
 |