List of national parks of Australia
This is a list of national parks within Australia that are managed by Australian, state and territory governments. The name may be a misnomer: nearly all parks are land owned and managed by the states and territories rather than the national government.[1]
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Australian Capital Territory
Name | Coordinates | OpenStreetMap relation(s) | Date of establishment | Area | Managed by |
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Namadgi National Park[2] | 35°40′00″S 148°57′00″E | 1984 | 777.8 106095 |
ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate |
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Name | Coordinates | OpenStreetMap relation(s) | Date of establishment | Area | Managed by |
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Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park—Winaityinaityi Pangkara[5] | 34°35′38″S 138°23′53″E | 2016 | Department of Environment and Water | ||
Belair National Park[6] | 35°00′47″S 138°39′21″E | 1421712 | 1891 | 8.35 | Department of Environment and Water |
Canunda National Park[6] | 37°42′56″S 140°16′59″E | 548703 | 1959 | 96.24 | Department of Environment and Water |
Coffin Bay National Park[6] | 34°34′56″S 135°19′19″E | 954167 | 1982 | 309.76 | Department of Environment and Water |
Coorong National Park[6] | 36°02′57″S 139°33′13″E | 3311305 | 1967 | 490.16 | Department of Environment and Water |
Flinders Chase National Park[6] | 35°58′38″S 136°40′23″E | 812876 | 1919 | 346.46 | Department of Environment and Water |
Gawler Ranges National Park[6] | 32°33′14″S 135°27′50″E | 542961 | 2002 | 1628.75 | Department of Environment and Water |
Great Australian Bight Marine National Park[6] | 31°54′54″S 131°26′26″E | 540817 | 1996 | 1232.95 | Department of Environment and Water |
Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park[6] | 31°25′20″S 138°42′18″E | 541743 | 1945 | 933.83 | Department of Environment and Water |
Innes National Park[6] | 35°13′40″S 136°53′42″E | 541798 | 1970 | 94.15 | Department of Environment and Water |
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park[6] | 28.6689°S 137.524°E | 552159 | 1985 | 13491.26 | Department of Environment and Water |
Lake Gairdner National Park[6] | 31°41′50″S 135°51′14″E | 1204236 | 1991 | 5537.13 | Department of Environment and Water |
Lake Torrens National Park[6] | 31°02′40″S 137°51′35″E | 1603829 | 1991 | 5662.13 | Department of Environment and Water |
Lincoln National Park[6] | 34°52′04″S 135°52′12″E | 954175 | 1941 | 216.38 | Department of Environment and Water |
Malkumba-Coongie Lakes National Park[6] | 27.2614°S 140.157°E | 1319920 | 2005 | 266.69 | Department of Environment and Water |
Mount Remarkable National Park[6] | 32°46′53″S 138°03′46″E | 555482 | 1952 | 182.71 | Department of Environment and Water |
Murray River National Park[6] | 34°23′13″S 140°32′24″E | 568850 | 1991 | 135.92 | Department of Environment and Water |
Naracoorte Caves National Park[6] | 36°57′S 140°45′E | 551773 | 1994 | 6.60 | Department of Environment and Water |
Nullarbor National Park[6] | 31°23′55″S 130°08′16″E | 540815 | 1979 | 322.89 | Department of Environment and Water |
Onkaparinga River National Park[6] | 35°09′38″S 138°33′14″E | 1993 | 15.42 | Department of Environment and Water | |
Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park[6] | 30°26′50″S 139°16′37″E | 552150 | 1970 | 1257.23 | Department of Environment and Water |
Witjira National Park[6] | 26°22′18″S 135°37′48″E | 1985 | 7726.73 | Department of Environment and Water |
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
External territories
Christmas Island
Name | Coordinates | OpenStreetMap relation(s) | Date of establishment | Area | Managed by |
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Christmas Island National Park[4] | 10°29′00″S 105°38′00″E | 1980 | 85 | Director of National Parks |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Name | Coordinates | OpenStreetMap relation(s) | Date of establishment | Area | Managed by |
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Pulu Keeling National Park[4] | 11°50′00″S 96°49′00″E | 1995-12-12 | Director of National Parks |
Jervis Bay Territory
Name | Coordinates | OpenStreetMap relation(s) | Date of establishment | Area | Managed by |
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Booderee National Park and Botanic Gardens[4] | 35°09′03″S 150°38′43″E | 1992 | 63.12 | Director of National Parks |
Norfolk Island
Name | Coordinates | OpenStreetMap relation(s) | Date of establishment | Area | Managed by |
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Norfolk Island National Park[4] | 29°04′00″S 167°56′00″E | 1984 | 6.5 | Director of National Parks |
See also
References
- "Conserving Australia, Chapter 3: The terrestrial reserve system".
- "Terrestrial Protected Areas in ACT (2014) (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2014. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Parks and Reserves". Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "National Parks". Department of Environment and Energy. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- "National Parks and Wildlife (Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary National Park—Winaityinaityi Pangkara—Mining Rights) Proclamation 2016" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 4240–4243. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Government of South Australia, Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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