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	Education - National Parks
		Many of Australia's most significant natural heritage features are preserved in national parks in and on the borders of the Murray-Darling Basin.
		National parks are areas of land set aside for their predominantly unspoiled natural landscapes and their flora and fauna.
		The prime functions of national parks are the preservation of the natural environment and the conservation of biodiversity, but they are also important recreation areas, providing opportunities to explore and enjoy the natural environment and experience a variety of other activities, depending on the particular park.
	www.mdbc.gov.au /education/encyclopedia/national_park/national_parks.htm (221 words)

	National Parks
		National parks in Australia are set aside forever, and for a park or section of a park to be revoked or cancelled, the consent of parliament must be achieved (EPA, 1999a).
		Under the National Parks and Wildlife Act of 1974 in Queensland, Australia, “The cardinal principle to be observed in the management of national parks shall be the permanent preservation to the greatest possible extent, of their natural condition” (UNEP & WCMC, 1992).
		National parks protect to the high water level, while recreation parks protect to the low water level (J. Brock (EPA representative), personal communications, March 21, 2001).
	www.angelfire.com /ca/kosta3/Fraser/NationalParks.html (525 words)

	List of national parks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National Parks Denmark Pilot Phase (Danish Ministry of the Environment)
		This is a list of national parks ordered by nation.
		National Parks Administration of the Secretariat for Natural Resources and Human Environment (Spanish only)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_national_parks (223 words)

	Theme Parks - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch
		The original amusement parks were the historical precursors to the modern theme parks as well as the more traditional midway arcades and rides at county and state fairs (in the United States).
		* Paramount Parks, with locations in Ohio, Ontario, Virginia, North Carolina and California
		An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, as an amusement park is meant to cater to adults, teenagers and small children.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /theme_parks.htm (2039 words)

	australia national parks
		Parks Victoria: Welcome page National Recognition for Parks Victorias Marine National Park Communications On 5 June 2005 many people from all over Australia came to Adelaide to cele.
		In America's National Parks, you can climb an active volcano in Hawaii, "spelunk" the vast underground world of Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, dive the exotic coral reef of Biscayne Bay in Florida, or cast your fishing nets in the far reaches of the Pacific with the locals of American Samoa.
		ParksWeb provides information on South Austrlia's national parks and reserves, heritage and biodiversity, native vegetation, rangeland management and -
	www.national-park-index.com /australia-national-parks.htm (561 words)

	National+Marine+Park
		Kalbarri National Park abounds with opportunities and is one of the most exciting and spectacular in Western Australia.
		Tathra National Park is located in the central west coast sandplain of Western Australia and is approximately 4,323 hectares.
		Parks of Australia's Coral Coast are ideal locations for recreational activity and learning about the natural environment.
	www.australiascoralcoast.com /en/National+Marine+Park (338 words)

	Geology of West Australia's National Parks
		Western Australia has more national parks than any other state and most are easily accessible and have good camping facilities.
		Now, with the ample assistance of photographs, satellite images and diagrams “The Geology of Western Australia’s National Parks” describes this geology in easy-to-understand language.
		The parks include some of the oldest to some of the youngest rocks to be found on this very old continent, from those that have been greatly altered by the collision of continents to those that have remained undisturbed for billions of years.
	www.margaret-river-online.com.au /nationalparks (277 words)

	National Parks
		Commonwealth marine parks and reserves declared under the EPBC Act are managed by the Marine and Water Division of Environment Australia under delegation from the Director of National Parks.
		Australia has a large range of National Parks, some listed under World Heritage, some that have been established as Parks under the care and control of traditional tribal Indigenous owners and many others that are controlled by various State Governments.
		Wallaga Lake National Park is located just North of the fishing village of Bermagui and was once a meeting place of years gone by for Aboriginal tribes as the locale is dotted with many relics and piles of discarded shellfish shells.
	www.petra.ac.id /asc/geography/parks (2780 words)

	Australia Now - Australia's National Parks
		Australia applies the concept of cooperative management of national parks that are located on traditionally owned land.
		The declaration of Aboriginal land as national parks and their subsequent listing as World Heritage Areas has greatly increased the significance of Australia's park estate.
		Five hundred and sixteen national parks cover 3.42 per cent of the land surface (25.7 million ha) and are registered under federal and State legislation.
	www.dfat.gov.au /facts/national_parks.html (1761 words)

	Tourist Attractions - National Parks - Blue Mountains region - Australia
		Other national parks adjoining this area are Nattai in the southeast, area 86,000ha; Yengo on the east side of the Putty Road, 139,861 ha (both of these are part of the World Heritage region; and Goulburn River west of Muswellbrook, 69,343 ha.
		These national parks, now a world heritage region, cover a strip, approximately 200km (120mls) long from north to south.
		The Blue Mountains National Park is in 2 sections; one north and one south of the main string of towns which follow the Great Western Highway and railway.
	infobluemountains.net.au /green/national.htm (605 words)

	Stanthorpe; Queensland; Australia; National Parks
		Sundown's landscapes and vegetation contrasts sharply with the granite tors and valleys of the adjacent Granite Belt and Girraween National Park.
		Bald Rock National Park is tucked away in the thickly timbered country between Stanthorpe and Tenterfield along the Queensland-New South Wales border, accessable to conventional vehicles from the Mt Lindsay Highway.
		The granite landscape of the New England highlands, is well preserved in Girraween National Park with its granite outcrops and boulders, scenic creeks, open eucalypt forest and heath.
	newwww.halenet.com.au /~jvbryant/natpark.html (867 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Western_Australia
		Whilst the sovereign of Western Australia is the Queen of Australia (Queen Elizabeth II), and executive power nominally vested in her State representative the Governor (currently John Sanderson until August 2005, to be replaced by Governor-elect Ken Michael), executive power is effectively administered by the premier and ministers.
		Western Australia's economy has been largely based on the extraction and export of mining and petroleum commodities, especially iron ore, alumina, natural gas, nickel and gold.
		Western Australia is Australia's largest state, covering the western most third of the mainland, bordering South Australia and the Northern Territory.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Western_Australia (1249 words)

	Victoria (Australia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Parliament of Victoria consists of the lower house Legislative Assembly, the upper house Legislative Council and the Queen of Australia.
		Victoria is regarded as the home of Australian Rules Football, with 10 of the 16 clubs of the major league (see Australian Football League) based in Victoria, and the traditional Grand Final held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
		Melbourne was the capital of Australia while Canberra was under construction.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victoria_(Australia) (1102 words)

	Australian National Parks
		National parks sample the state's best scenery and incredible natural diversity, provide homes for our native wildlife and protect special historic sites and indigenous cultural places.
		Some national parks have global conservation significance and have been placed on the World Heritage list.
		Springbrook National Park The Purlingbrook Falls circuit and lookouts are closed until further notice due to major track renovations and installation of safety fencing along the walking track.
	www.australia-national-park.com (565 words)

	National Parks information - Australia
		National Parks in Australia are administered by the State in which the park is located.
		For this reason, there does not appear to be any official central point for National Parks information, nor any national passes for entry to parks or camping in parks.
		Many National Parks have no entry fee, but those that allow camping usually charge a camping fee.
	www.avalook.com.au /natparks.htm (246 words)

	National Parks Links
		Area Parks This site includes a photo gallery, general information regarding the geology of Mt. Rainier, flora and fauna, history, preservation and tips on sights to see when visiting Mt. Rainier National Park.
		Park Vision: Images of the National Parks This multipage site is divided in sections.
		U.S. National Parks with limestone features including caves and cliffs.
	ebeltz.net /niftylinks/natlparklinks.html (1822 words)

	See Australia - National Parks
		All told there are more than 104 national parks, marine parks and other conservation reserves detailed in this delightfully illustrated book.
		Each park entry includes a full colour map of the reserve, a fact file which lists all the important information including contact details as well as detailed info on the things to see and do.
		Included in the book are 77 pages of detailed road maps to get you around the country as well as a comprehensive gazetteer and index.
	www.guidebooks.com.au /sanp.htm (163 words)

	JCU - Computer Science - Australia : National Parks and State Forests
		For more information about any of these areas, contact the Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service.
		The area is part of the Paluma Range National Park and the falls are fringed with rainforest.
		This park lies on the coast just north of Cardwell and is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
	www.cs.jcu.edu.au /ftp/web/other/townsville/parks.html (761 words)

	ABC Online Forum
		There are very large areas of national parks (ie a significant proportion of the island is national park) because there are so few people on the island, and because of their distribution.
		IMO National Parks and Reserves should be for preserving native flora and fauna.
		"National Parks and Reserves should be for preserving native flora and fauna.
	www2b.abc.net.au /science/scribblygum-old/posts/topic37413.shtm (3511 words)

	ParksWeb - Introduction to Parks
		- areas considered to be of national significance due to wildlife, natural features of the land or Aboriginal or European heritage;
		Parks have been established over the past century for a variety of reasons, ranging from the conservation of biodiversity and cultural heritage to providing multiple use areas to ensure environmentally responsible use of natural resources (in ecotourism, pastoralism and mining for example).
		These have been used to define and prioritise all parks and reserves across the state.
	www.environment.sa.gov.au /parks/parks.html (338 words)

	Yr 10 - Australian Desert National Parks
		There are booklets which contain a collection of articles on National Parks are kept at the desk for you to use in the Library.
		hoose and desert national park of Australia in which you are interested.
		You are required to complete a project on the National Park of your choice.
	library.nudgee.com /yr106.htm (389 words)

	GORP - World Heritage Sites - Australia National Parks
		Australia is a founding nation of the World Heritage Convention, a body that promotes cooperation among nations to provide a conservation safety net for worldwide heritage areas deemed of value to all people.
		Australia is striving to balance the preservation of its precious areas, while allowing limited access to people who appreciate the fragile beauty of nature.
		World Heritage sites are chosen for their natural and/or cultural value, and Australia is proud to have three areas listed for both natural and cultural reasons.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/australi/park/worldher.htm (514 words)

	National Parks of Northern NSW
		Northern New South Wales has some of the best national parks, unspoilt wilderness and World Heritage areas anywhere in Australia.
		National parks offer a range of walks from 15 minute strolls to treks that may take days.
		There are many National Parks in our area and, with time, we will be adding to our selection until we have them all.
	www.nnsw.com.au /npa/nationalpark.html (193 words)

	Australia National Parks Links
		A non-government, community-based network of organisations acting to help conserve National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia's Biological Diversity and achieve maximum community participation in its implementation.
		Big Volcano - Extensive information service on nature based tourism in the region of the CERRA World Heritage National Parks and Reserves
		Australia's Bush Orchestra - a totally natural bush theme park
	www.atn.com.au /links/parks.html (161 words)

	Biodiversity home page
		The National Objectives and Targets for Biodiversity Conservation 2001-2005 was produced to augment the National Strategy and sets objectives and targets for ten priority outcomes for the Australian Government, States and Territories to achieve.
		Australia is one of the most diverse countries on the planet.
		It is home to more than one million species of plants and animals, many of which are found nowhere else in the world.
	www.biodiversity.environment.gov.au (125 words)

	National Parks Service australia national parks
		When you are on the lookout for high-class information relating to australia national parks, it'll be complex separating quality information from poorly sourced australia national parks suggestions and help so it's best to know how to qualify the advice you are presented with.
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	www.national-parks-service.info /australia-national-parks.htm (232 words)

	NRE: The Virtual Exhibition - National Parks
		The National Parks Act was the first specific legislation for the control of national parks in Australia.
		These national parks were administered by committees of management which were appointed under the Land Act and were composed almost entirely of unpaid individuals.
		During the nineteenth century, a belief that wild and natural places should be preserved for posterity and for the enjoyment of the community led to the development of a worldwide national parks movement.
	www.nre.vic.gov.au /virtualexhibition/parks (426 words)

	Croajingolong National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Croajingolong is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 427 km 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.
		Caption James Cook, the early English explorer of Australia, sighted sections of the coast on board the Endeavour in 1770.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Croajingolong_National_Park (298 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.
		A large area with landforms and native plant and animal communities relatively unaltered or unaffected by the influence of the European settlement of Australia.
	www.parkweb.vic.gov.au /1parks.cfm (272 words)

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