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 Croajingolong National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Croajingolong is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 427 kilometres east of Melbourne.
Croajingolong National Park encloses the Sandpatch Wilderness Area and is contiguous with the Cape Howe Wilderness Area and the Nadgee Nature Reserve.
The dimensions of the park are approximately 80 kilometres by 20 kilometres.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Croajingolong_National_Park   (300 words)

  
 Australia Parks - National - Tourist - Caravan - Camping - Information Centre
Croajingolong National Park is in the far eastern corner of Victoria, about 450 km east of Melbourne and 500 km south of Sydney (Melway ref: 529 J5).
Croajingolong National Park covers 87,500 hectares and extends for 100 km along the wilderness coast of Victoria's East Gippsland.
The park is one of the most significant conservation reserves in Victoria, and is one of the State's three Biosphere Reserves.
parks.camping.com.au /vic/vic_east_croajingolong.htm   (704 words)

  
 Croajingolong National Park - Scenic attractions - Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Gabo Island lies in Bass Strait, 13 kilometres from Mallacoota and the wilderness coast of Croajingolong National Park.
There are also plenty of campgrounds in Croajingolong National Park, including Thurra River, Mueller Inlet, Tamboon Inlet, Wingan Inlet, Shipwreck Creek and Peach Tree campgrounds.
Mallacoota village is surrounded by Croajingolong National Park and offers the biggest variety of accommodation.
www.visitvictoria.com /displayObject.cfm/ObjectID.37F15FC6-E881-47B2-99D405F2EDC14097/vvt.vhtml   (968 words)

  
 VNPA campaigns: Point Nepean - Why a national park?
National parks are designed to set aside representative areas of the natural, cultural and landscape environments, while allowing the public to visit and enjoy these treasures.
Parks Victoria is required to develop a management plan for each and every national park under its control.
The health benefits of national parks are formally recognised by the Asthma Foundation, Arthritis Victoria, the National Heart Foundation and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
www.vnpa.org.au /campaigns/ptnepean/supporterpieces/nationalpark.htm   (1224 words)

  
 Parks Victoria: Cape Howe Marine National Park page
Croajingolong National Park, together with NSW's Nadgee Nature Reserve, is part of the largest coastal conservation reserve on the south eastern Australian mainland.
Within the neighbouring Croajingolong National Park a number of education facilities are available to visitors including information shelters and boards.
Cape Howe Marine National Park is situated adjacent to the New South Wales border off the far eastern tip of Victoria.
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au /1park_display.cfm?park=255   (1187 words)

  
 WILSONS PROMONTORY NATIONAL PARK
Wilsons Promontory National Park is also known as the 'Prom', and marks the southern most point of mainland Australia.
Most of the walks are in the southern hemisphere section of the National Park, with only advanced walks in the northern section.
There are also bush camping areas around the National Park, although you should take your own supplies and water.
www.australianexplorer.com /wilsons_promontory_national_park.htm   (193 words)

  
 Overlander 4WD :: Destinations
Croajingolong National Park is in the far eastern tip of Victoria, about 450km east of Melbourne and 500km south of Sydney.
With a coastal frontage of more than 100km in Victoria's East Gippsland and surrounded by dedicated wilderness areas, Croajingolong National Park is well on its way to becoming one of the most popular parks in Australia.
National Parks Victoria describes it as unsuitable for caravans.
www.overlander.com.au /pg/destinations.php?dest=20   (1982 words)

  
 Gippsland High Country Tours
Croajingolong National Park covers 87,500 hectares and extends for 100 km along the wilderness coast of Victoria's East Gippsland.
Located in eastern Victoria along the Snowy River, this park is in a remote wilderness area and features some magnificent river scenery, spectacular deep gorges and forests of grey gum, alpine ash, messmate and native pine.
The majority of the park is accessible only in the drier months.
www.visitmelbourne.com /displayObject.cfm/objectid.0005903A-A8A6-1A0B-A19680CF8F3C0000/page.Proximity_Recommended_Destination_Page/vvt.vhtml   (173 words)

  
 News articles for National Park, New Jersey
The country's newest national park doesn't have the awe of the Grand Canyon or the peaks of the Smoky Mountains.
National Park Service officials hope that sometime next year, the bronze doors at the base of the statue will open to admit visitors for the first time since...
CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK, SC - The country's newest national park doesn't have the awe of the Grand Canyon or the peaks of the Smoky Mountains.
linkmorgue.org /united_states/full/New_Jersey/National_Park.html   (2772 words)

  
 Croajingolong National Park (Victoria - Australia)
Croajingolong National Park is about 450km east of Melbourne on the Princes Highway.
The national park protects an area about 87 500 hectares in size, including some 100km of coastline.
The Wilderness Coast Walk stretches from the NSW border right along the coast of the park.
wilderness.esmartweb.com /Victoria/croajing.html   (244 words)

  
 Parks Victoria: Parks and Reserves page
Victoria's national parks, like those in other states and countries, are areas of land permanently set aside from sale or development to protect their natural and cultural values for the benefit of people now and in the future.
An area of land containing natural environments and features, scenic landscapes and one or more land types complementing those found in national parks to provide a system representing the major land types of the State.
List parks according to an accessibility rating out of 6, where 6 has the most accessible sites for those visitors with limited mobility.
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au /1park_display.cfm   (272 words)

  
 Nadgee
Recommendations: The Cape Howe Wilderness Zone should be expanded to incorporate all of the 18,500 ha within the Croajingolong National Park and adjoining Crown Lands proposed as wilderness by the Colong Foundation.
Timber resources are to be supplied from outside the moratorium areas, enabling studies of old growth, wilderness and national park values to be undertaken in the South East region of NSW.
The area, however, was overlooked by NPWS in its 1988 proposal to create new National Parks and Reserves in the South East Region.
www.colongwilderness.org.au /RedIndex/NSW/nadg99.htm   (2916 words)

  
 Visit the Lakes and Wilderness. Your adventure guide to the Great Lakes and Wilderness regions of Victoria Australia including the Great Alpine Road and Snowy river, Gippsland lakes and river and Croajingolong area.
This section of the national park is a nature lover's heaven with more than 200 species of plants are exclusive to the region, and nearly a third of Australia's known bird species live here.
This 2,390 ha National Park is surrounded by the extensive and beautiful waters of the Gippsland Lakes.
Located 90 kms from Orbost on the Borang Road the Errinundra National Park is is 25,600 hectares.
www.breakloose.com.au /html/adventure_articles/regional/vic/lakes_wilderness.php   (2666 words)

  
 East Gippsland Shire Council - Mallacoota
Croajingolong National Park is 450km east of Melbourne and 550 km south of Sydney along the Princes Highway.
Access to the park is via a number of unsealed roads starting from the highway between Cann River and the NSW border, or from Mallacoota.
Most campsites throughout the park are 2WD accessible and have basic facilities.
www.egipps.vic.gov.au /Page/PagePrint.asp?Page_Id=271   (263 words)

  
 Coastal Explorer: Lakes & Wilderness
Croajingolong National Park which encircles Mallacoota, is a World Biosphere Reserve.
Before heading for the Snowy River and Errinundra National Parks, visit the Snowy River Country Orbost Visitors Centre for tourist information, rainforest displays, audiovisuals and unique rainforest gardens set in the middle of town.
At the junction of the Monaro and Princes Highways, Cann River is centrally located for travelling to Point Hicks, camping at Tamboon and Wingan Inlets and walking in nearby national parks.
www.coastalexplorer.com.au /lakeswild.html   (1629 words)

  
 East Gippsland
Close to the New South Wales border, at the end of Croajingolong National Park, is the seaside town of Mallacoota.
From the remote beaches, tall forests and granite peaks of Croajingolong National Park to the calm waters and sleepy villages of the Gippsland Lakes, from the historic goldmining towns of the alpine plains to the limestone caves around Buchan, there is something for everyone in this delightful part of Victoria.
The park is noted for its wildflower displays in the spring and its extensive bird population.
www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Featured_Regions.asp?RegionId=49   (1058 words)

  
 Traveljournals.net - Day 1, Melbourne City to Croajingolong National Park, Australia
Croajingolong National Park is located in East Gippsland in Victoria.
2003-11-14, Melbourne City to Croajingolong National Park, Australia
The park covers 87,500 hectares and extends for 100 km along the wilderness coast.
www.traveljournals.net /stories/2472.html   (155 words)

  
 Croajingolong National Park
Croajingolong National Park is in East Gippsland, the far eastern corner of Victoria, about 450 km east of Melbourne.
Stretching for nearly 100 km from Sydenham Inlet to the New South Wales border, Croajingolong is one of Australia’s finest national parks.
Access to the Park is from the Princes Highway and Mallacoota along gravel roads.
www.adobeholidayflats.com.au /croajingalong.html   (625 words)

  
 Mallacoota places to stay
Within the pristine wilderness of Croajingolong National Park is a UNESCO declared World Biosphere Reserve.
From Genoa Peak with its fantastic views of Croajingolong National Park to Shipwreck Creek the drive takes in the best of Victoria’s Wilderness Coast.
Take care along these narrow unsealed rods and check with the National Parks Office to see if the roads are open especially in winter.
www.adobeholidayflats.com.au /gethere.html   (894 words)

  
 Mallacoota, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is known for its birds, the inlet estuary consisting of Top Lake and Bottom Lake, and Croajingolong National Park that surround it.
It is a popular holiday spot for boating, fishing, hiking, swimming, birdwatching, or just taking a rest and enjoying the sunsets.
Mallacoota has a regional airport YMCO (XMC) consisting of a grassed field for private light planes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mallacoota,_Victoria   (195 words)

  
 Croajingolong
Title: The monazite deposit at Pinch Swamp Creek, Bonang district, county of Croajingolong (Victoria, Australia.
www.alloz.com /croajingolong.htm   (15 words)

  
 Croajingolong National Park, Lakes and Wilderness
The recently established Croajingolong National Park takes in the previously existing Captain Cook, Wingan Inlet and Mallacoota Inlet reserves together with the Nadgee nature reserve in New South Wales.
The park preserves the original vegetation of the rain forest, woodland and heath.
Also within the park is Point Hicks (lighthouse), which Cook sailed past in 1770.
planetware.com /.../croajingolong-national-park-aus-vic-cnp.htm   (151 words)

  
 LITTLE DESERT NATIONAL PARK
Little Desert National Park isn't only sand, there are also a wide range of plants particularly during the springtime when the wildflowers are blooming.
Although most of the tracks throughout the park are only suitable for 4WD vehicles there are two sealed roads which also lead through the park, travelling from the Wimmera Highway to the Western Highway.
There are a number of different walks which you can follow around the park, all of varying distances.
www.australianexplorer.com /little_desert_national_park.htm   (235 words)

  
 Walkabout - Cann River
Its importance and interest lie in its proximity to Croajingolong National Park and the access it provides to Point Hicks, the first land to be sighted by Europeans on the east coast of Australia.
The Victorian Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands have produced a number of sheets on the Croajingolong National Park and its camping facilities.
It is possible to camp at Mueller River (near Point Hicks) where there are both walk in and drive in campsites, Thurra River (an hour¹s drive from Cann River on a narrow, winding and steep unsealed road) and Tamboon Inlet.
www.walkabout.com.au /locations/VICCannRiver.shtml   (422 words)

  
 Invasives Plant Pests Literature Collection: Vinca minor
A trial to evaluate the effectiveness of glyphosate, metsulfuron methyl, clopyralid and triclopyr for controlling this weed was undertaken east of Mallacoota Inlet within Croajingolong National Park, Victoria.
Abstract: The area of the Magura National Park has been completely depopulated since 1947.
A 500-bp sequence of the 16S-23S ribosomal intergenic region of oleander strains showed 99.2% identity with Pierce's disease strains, 98.4% identity with oak leaf scorch strains, and 98.6% identity with phony peach, plum leaf scald, and almond leaf scorch strains.
sain.nbii.gov /invasives/species80.shtml   (3293 words)

  
 Towns of Victoria quiz
It is a good base for exploring the surrounding Croajingolong National Park.
Buried in the Snowy Mountains between Alpine National Park and Mt Kosciuszko just over the border in NSW, this town was home to Jack Riley, immortalised by Banjo Patterson as the 'Man from Snowy River'.
Located on the Mallee Highway, 30km West of Ouyen, this town of 300 is near to the Wyperfield and Murray-Sunset National Parks.
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz/quiz19891616c6ee8.html   (461 words)

  
 UT Employment : National Park Employment
National Park jobs let you live and play in some of the most amazing places on the planet.
ENTER Jasper National Park is the fifth largest national park in Canada.
Employment National Park - ISBN 0670031720) tells the sto Arizona has witnessed a continous string of dancing and performing groups of many ethnicities.
www.utemployment.com /nationalparkemployment   (1209 words)

  
 VNPA Campaigns - Marine National Parks
The marine national parks system is the result of eleven years of investigation, community consultation and public debate, and places Victoria at the forefront of international efforts to conserve the marine environment..
Because of their large size, the marine parks should be compared with the total area of Victoria's marine waters, and their no-take percentages should be compared with the total percentage of Victoria's marine waters to be included in the marine national parks.
Marine national parks are highly protected areas that conserve unique marine habitats in their natural state, and provide an insurance policy against environmental impacts.
www.vnpa.org.au /campaigns/marine/marinenps.htm   (4173 words)

  
 French Island National Park -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
There is one free camping site in the National Park at Fairhaven, 4km up the coast road from Tankerton Jetty, where the ferry arrives from Stony Point.
In 1997 about 70 per cent of the Island was declared the French Island National Park, and is listed in the register of the National Estate.
July 1997 about 70 per cent of the island declared as part of the French Island National Park.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/F/Fr/French_Island_National_Park.htm   (747 words)

  
 Lakes and Wilderness
The parks range from the coastal salt water parks like Croajingolong and Cape Conran to the high mountain Coopracambra National Park and the Errinundra cool temperate rainforests.
An ideal base for exploring the Alpine and Snowy River National Parks.
No other Victorian Tourist Region has more National and State Parks than the Lakes and Wilderness region.
www.tourism.net.au /Victoria/Lakes   (1099 words)

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