Gough Island

478034 WDPA ID
2298.11 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Attributes

  • Original Name Gough Island
  • English Designation Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
  • IUCN Management Category Not Reported
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 2008
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Not Reported
  • Management Authority Not Reported
  • Management Plan Management plan is implemented and is available
  • International Criteria (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(ix)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

No information available

Affiliations

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Sources (1)

  1. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties

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Inaccessible Island

Inaccessible Island

Tristan da Cunha

citation

UNEP-WCMC (2025). Protected Area Profile for Gough Island from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2025. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net