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
Parks in this area are managed by the ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate.
Name | Coordinates | Date of establishment |
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Namadgi National Park[2] | 35°40′00″S 148°57′00″E | 1984 |
New South Wales
Parks in this area are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service
Northern Territory
Queensland
Parks in this area are managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
South Australia
Parks in this area are managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia.
Tasmania
Parks in this area are managed by the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
Victoria
Parks in this area are managed by Parks Victoria
Western Australia
Parks in this area are managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service
External territories
Parks in the external territories are managed by the Director of National Parks
Name | Coordinates | Date of establishment |
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Christmas Island National Park[4] | 10°29′00″S 105°38′00″E | 1980 |
Pulu Keeling National Park[4] | 11°50′00″S 96°49′00″E | 1995-12-12 |
Booderee National Park and Botanic Gardens[4] | 35°09′03″S 150°38′43″E | 1992 |
Norfolk Island National Park[4] | 29°04′00″S 167°56′00″E | 1984 |
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.
- Speirs, David (26 November 2021). "SA now home to Australia's biggest national park". Premier of South Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- "Glenthorne National Park-Ityamaiitpinna Yarta". National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2021.