Gough and Inaccessible Islands
World Heritage
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Located in the South Atlantic, the site is one of the least disturbed island and marine ecosystems in the cold temperate zone. The spectacular cliffs of Gough and Inaxesible Islands rise above the sea, are free of introduced mammals and are home to one of the largest seabird colonies in the world. Gough Island has two endemic land birds, the waterhen and the Gough Island rowetti, and 12 endemic plant species, while Inaxesible Island has two bird species, eight plant species, and at least 10 endemic invertebrate species.
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![](/static/image/heritage_image/Gough and Inaccessible Islands/The fern Blechnum and tree Phylica on Gough Island.png)
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![](/static/image/heritage_image/Gough and Inaccessible Islands/East coast of Gough Island with 115 m (377 ft) high Penguin Islet lying 0.8 km (0.5 mi) off the poi.jpg)
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![](/static/image/heritage_image/Gough and Inaccessible Islands/Elephant seal at Gough Island depicted on a 1954 Tristan da Cunha stamp.jpg)
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Information extracted from Wikidata
uses | 7542171-9 |
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gough%20island%20top%20view.png |
instance of | island |
locator map image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LocationGough.PNG |
executive body | Gough Island |
office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/049ddt |
Commons category | Gough Island |
located in time zone | UTC±00:00 |
coordinate location | Point(-9.916666666 -40.316666666) |
point in time | 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z |
native label | Gough Island |
length | 13 |
elevation above sea level | 910 |
area | 91 |
width | 7 |
geography of topic | geography of Gough Island |
population | 6 |
point in time | 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z |
heritage designation | Category:Views of Pienza |
start time | 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z |