Henderson Island

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Henderson Island is a remote, uninhabited coral island in the South Pacific Ocean, renowned for its near-pristine ecosystem and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Henderson Island canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
coral island
island of the Pitcairn Islands
raised coral atoll
uninhabited island
administeredBy Government of the Pitcairn Islands
surface form: Pitcairn Islands Council
area_km2 about 37.3
averageAnnualRainfall_mm about 1500
climate tropical oceanic climate
country United Kingdom
discoveredBy Pedro Fernández de Quirós
discoveryYear 1606
distanceToPitcairnIsland_km about 193
endemicSpecies Henderson crake
Henderson fruit dove
Henderson lorikeet
Henderson reed warbler
faunaCharacteristic endemic land birds
seabird colonies
floraCharacteristic limestone forest
scrub vegetation
geologicalType uplifted coral reef
hasNo permanent freshwater sources
highestElevation_m about 33
humanActivity limited subsistence visits from Pitcairn Island
occasional scientific expeditions
knownFor high degree of endemism
near-pristine ecosystem
remote location
legalProtection protected area under Pitcairn Islands legislation
length_km about 9.6
locatedIn South Pacific Ocean
southeastern Polynesia
marineEcoregion Southeast Polynesia marine ecoregion
namedAfter James Henderson
nearestInhabitedIsland Pitcairn Islands
surface form: Pitcairn Island
oceanicPlate Pacific Plate
overseasTerritoryOf United Kingdom
partOf Pitcairn Islands
permanentResidents none
population 0
rediscoveredBy James Henderson
rediscoveryYear 1819
sovereignState United Kingdom
threat marine plastic debris accumulation
timeZone UTC-8
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria natural criteria (vii)
natural criteria (x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1988
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 487
width_km about 5.1

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