This cover from United Nations (New York Office) depicts 4 stamps (2 of eavch type), celebrating 2 Natural UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Australia: the
Tasmanian Wilderness and the
Kakadu National Park. The
Tasmanian Wilderness is a term that is used for a range of areas in Tasmania, Australia. The World Heritage Areas in South West Tasmania, Western Tasmania and Central Highlands are the most well known. However, there are also other wilderness areas in Tasmania, Tarkine and the Cradle mountain wilderness. The World Heritage Area is one of the largest conservation areas in Australia, covering 13,800 km², or almost 20% of Tasmania. The area constitutes one of the last expanses of temperate wilderness in the world, including the renowned South West Wilderness. The area became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982, and it was extended in 1989.
Kakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin. It is the second largest national park in the world.[3] It covers an area of 1,980,400 ha (4,894,000 acres).[4] It is about 200 kilometres from north to south, and more than 100 kilometres from east to west. It is the size of Slovenia, about one-third the size of Tasmania, or nearly half the size of Switzerland. The Ranger Uranium Mine, one of the biggest Uranium mines in the world, is inside the park. The area became a World Heritage Site in 1981.
