The table illustrates the number of
visitors
to six World Heritage sites in Australia in 1996, 1998, and 2000.
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Overall
, the Great Barrier Reef, Blue Mountains, and Tasmania Wilderness experienced steady and notable increases in visitor numbers throughout the period, Linking Words
while
the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserve consistently declined every two Linking Words
years
. The remaining sites showed fluctuations to varying degrees.
On the one hand, the Great Barrier Reef remained the most popular destination across all three recorded Use synonyms
years
. Over the four-year span, its visitor numbers nearly doubled, rising from approximately 1.67 million in 1996 to exactly 3.2 million in 2000. Use synonyms
In addition
, the Blue Mountains saw a gradual increase of 55,000 Linking Words
visitors
, from 526,000 in 1996 to 581,000 in 2000. Use synonyms
Likewise
, Tasmania Wilderness followed a similar pattern, rising by 33,000 from its initial figure of 450,000. Linking Words
Although
Shark Bay experienced some fluctuations—starting with 84,000 Linking Words
visitors
, peaking at 102,000 in 1998, and ending at 89,000—it still ended the period with an Use synonyms
overall
increase.
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On the other hand
, the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserve was the only site to experience a consistent decline, dropping by 40,000 over the Linking Words
years
to reach 770,000 Use synonyms
visitors
in 2000. Use synonyms
Lastly
, Macquarie Island, which remained the least visited site throughout the period, saw only slight changes, ranging from 350 to 330 Linking Words
visitors
over the three recorded Use synonyms
years
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