Strzelecki National Park
| Strzelecki National Park Tasmania | |
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| Nearest town or city | Flinders Island, Tasmania |
| Coordinates | 40°13′10″S 148°05′41″E / 40.21944°S 148.09472°ECoordinates: 40°13′10″S 148°05′41″E / 40.21944°S 148.09472°E |
| Established | 1967[1] |
| Area | 42.16 km2 (16.3 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Strzelecki National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Tasmania |
Strzelecki National Park is a national park on Flinders Island, Tasmania (Australia), 307 km north of Hobart. The park is home to abundant wildlife including more than one hundred bird species, wombats, and potoroos.[2] It is named after Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki, a famous Polish explorer and geologist who made a lot of his explorations on the Australian continent and was proclaimed in 1967.
It covers a SW corner of the island including Mount Strzelecki (756m), a Devonian granite twin peak mountain.[3] It was the first peak climbed in the Three Peaks Race.
See also[]
- Protected areas of Tasmania (Australia)
References[]
- ^ a b "Reserve Listing - National Parks". Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Website. Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ Tasmania, Northern. "Strzelecki National Park". Northern Tasmania. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Strzelecki Peaks". Parks and Wildlife Tasmania. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
Categories:
- IUCN Category II
- National parks of Tasmania
- 1967 establishments in Australia
- Flinders Island
- Tasmania geography stubs