page_title: Tasmanian Wilderness
section_title: World Heritage area
hierarchical_section_title: Tasmanian Wilderness / World Heritage area
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake Pedder from Mt Eliza, Southwest National Park, Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Tasmania, Australia. Français&#160;: Le lac Peter vu du mont Eliza, dans le Parc national Southwest, en Tasmanie (Australie). Le Parc national Southwest fait partie de la Zone de nature sauvage de Tasmanie (Tasmanian Wilderness), classée au patrimoine mondial.
context_page_description: 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. There is also an organisation known as the Tasmanian Wilderness Society.
  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. It is important for both its natural value but also its cultural values as well.
  Remains found in limestone caves show that humans have lived in the area for well over 20,000 years.
  The Tasmanian Tiger was the largest Dasyuromorphia and the last living specimen of the family Thylacinidae.
context_section_description: The following National Parks and reserves make up the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area:
  Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
  Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
  Hartz Mountains National Park
  Mole Creek Karst National Park
  Southwest National Park
  Walls of Jerusalem National Park
  Central Plateau Conservation Area
  Devils Gullet State Reserve
  South East Mutton Bird Islet
caption: Lake Pedder from Mount Eliza, Southwest National Park
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