Uninhabited islands
Sites that are islands or island groups, without permanent population on the entire site (except for the odd scientist or park ranger).
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Aldabra Atoll | "Research Officer, Island Manager and their rangers and staff" | |
| Archipiélago de Revillagigedo | The nominated property is uninhabited apart from the presence of a Mexican Navy station on Socorro (around 100 people) and a very small base on Clarión (around 10 people). (AB ev) | |
| Bikini Atoll | ||
| Cocos Island | Only park rangers | |
| French Austral Lands and Seas | All islands are uninhabited, except for 3 small scientific/military bases | |
| Gough and Inaccessible Islands | Inaccessible Island is uninhabited, Gough Island has a South African weather station | |
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Never inhabited | |
| Henderson Island | "The island was settled by Polynesians – possibly as early as 800 AD – but by the 1600s it had been abandoned." (wiki) There is currently no on-site management (AB ev) | |
| Macquarie Island | Except for base of the Australian Antarctic Division | |
| Malpelo | Malpelo is uninhabited except for six soldiers, rotated biannually, plus 10 more from the patrol boat. (UNEP WCMC) | |
| Rock Islands | presently uninhabited, after the villages were abandoned in the 17th/18th century | |
| Sceilg Mhichíl | "lt was occupied continuously until the later 12th century, when a general climatic deterioration led to increased storms in the seas around the island and forced the communitv to move to the mainland. " (AB ev) - "An official guide service was introduced in 1987; three of the four guides live on the island and are present on site seven days a week throughout the season." (AB ev) | |
| St. Kilda | Regarding Hirta: except for staff of radar tracking station, Trust and Scottish National Heritgae staff and scientific researchers | |
| Sub-Antarctic Islands | ||
| Surtsey | Never inhabited | |
| Wrangel Island | Except for ca. "27 full and part time staff". Presumed never inhabited. |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Uninhabited islands?
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- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
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- Be explained, with reference to a source