Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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| Nearest town/city | Chiltern |
| Coordinates | 36°07′59″S 146°36′04″E / 36.13306°S 146.60111°E |
| Area | 43.2 km² |
| Established | 1997 |
| Managing authorities | Parks Victoria |
| Official site | Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park |
Chiltern-Mount Pilot is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 237 kilometres northeast of Melbourne. It is close to the town of Chiltern.
[edit] Environment
The park is notable for its diverse orchids, Box-Ironbark forests and birdlife. It is part of the Warby-Chiltern Box-Ironbark Region Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of Box-Ironbark forest ecosystems and several species of threatened woodland birds dependent on them.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Warby-Chiltern Box-Ironbark Region. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-11-20.
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