Abercrombie River National Park

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 1.jpg
Nearest town or cityOberon
Coordinates34°05′38″S 149°42′27″E / 34.09389°S 149.70750°E / -34.09389; 149.70750Coordinates: 34°05′38″S 149°42′27″E / 34.09389°S 149.70750°E / -34.09389; 149.70750
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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

  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.[dead link]

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