Goulburn River National Park
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| Goulburn River National Park | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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| Nearest town/city | Mudgee |
| Coordinates | 33°44′54″S 148°26′21″E / 33.74833°S 148.43917°ECoordinates: 33°44′54″S 148°26′21″E / 33.74833°S 148.43917°E |
| Area | 71 km2 (27.4 sq mi) |
| Established | 1983 |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Goulburn River National Park is in New South Wales, Australia, 280 km northwest of Sydney and it is 20 km south-west of Merriwa. The Goulburn River National Park is located in Hunter Valley and covers approximately 90 km of the Goulburn River. It is near the towns of Sandy Hollow, Denman, Merriwa, and Mudgee.
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[edit] Animals
The park is a sanctuary for kangaroos, wombats, emus, goannas, platypus, and a wide variety of birds. It lies within the Mudgee-Wollar Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for the endangered Regent Honeyeater.[1]
[edit] External links
- http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/parkContent/N0060?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0060&Type=xo
- http://adunk.ozehosting.com/golriver/[dead link]
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[edit] References
- ^ "IBA: Mudgee-Wollar". Birdata. Birds Australia. http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
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