Abercrombie River National Park

national park in Australia

Abercrombie River National Park is a national park in New South Wales, Australia. It is 138 kilometres (86 miles) west of Sydney. The Abercrombie and Retreat Rivers flow through the park. The park protects a large area of open forest, the largest area in this part of New South Wales.[2] There are large trees, Casuarina cunninghamia, growing along the river. The river is normally a series of deep waterholes.[3] In the park there are platypuses, rakalis, wallaroos, red-necked wallabies, swamp wallabies and Eastern Grey Kangaroos.

Abercrombie River National Park
New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)
Abercrombie River National Park is located in New South Wales
Abercrombie River National Park
Abercrombie River National Park
Nearest town or cityOberon
Coordinates34°05′38″S 149°42′27″E / 34.09389°S 149.70750°E / -34.09389; 149.70750
Established22 December 1995 (1995-12-22)[1]
Area190 km2 (73.4 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteAbercrombie River National Park
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Abercrombie River National Park: Park management". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. "Abercrombie River National Park". NSW National Parks. 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. "Abercrombie River National Park - Plants, animals and landscape". NSW National Parks. 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.[permanent dead link]

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