East Rennell
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| East Rennell | |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
Canoe on Lake Te Nggano, East Rennell
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| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | ix |
| Reference | 854 |
| UNESCO region | Asia and the Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
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- Main Article - Rennell Island
East Rennell is the southern portion of Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2013, the World Heritage Committee added East Rennell to the List of World Heritage in Danger because of the threat of logging activities to the site's outstanding universal value.[1]
Rennell is the largest raised coral atoll in the world and the area in East Rennell surrounding Lake Tegano contains many endemic species.
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