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	Torndirrup National Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Torndirrup is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 400 km southeast of Perth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torndirrup_National_Park (73 words)

	The Gap, Torndirrup National Park, Albany South Western Australia
		The Gap, Torndirrup National Park, Albany South Western Australia
	www.discoverwest.com.au /album/southwest/the_gap.html (9 words)

	Albany GateWAy - Topic\Tourism\Scenic_Sights_and_Museums\Parks_and_National_Parks
		At Torndirrup National Park, the Southern Ocean has sculpted a Natural Bridge in the coastal granites and formed The Gap, where the waves rush in and out with tremendous ferocity.
		The area was one of the first in the State to be gazetted as a national park, in 1918, though it was not named until 1969 and acquired its first resident ranger in 1973.
		Torndirrup was the name of the Aboriginal clan that lived on the peninsula and to the west of what is now Albany.
	202.148.132.212 /Topic/Tourism_and_Travel/Museums_and_Places_Scenic_and_Historic/Parks_and_National_Parks (1893 words)

	Independent, The (London): THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA
		The highlights of Kalbarri National Park (00 61 8 9937 1140) are the red and white banded gorges cut by the Murchison River, while Monkey Mia, on Shark Bay 833km north of Perth, is renowned for its wild dolphins.
		Large tracts of land are protected as national parks; details of all can be found online at www.calm.
		The first stop, 250km north of Perth, is Nambung National Park.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20041009/ai_n12820524 (1476 words)

	Albany - The Gap - Torndirrup National Park
		Albany - The Gap - Torndirrup National Park
		The Gap was carved by the ocean from the granite rocks forming the coast and features a 50 metre drop to the ocean below.
		The coastline has a notorious record for accidents due to people slipping and being washed into the ocean by unexpected freak waves or large swells.
	www.eneabba.net /Wa/Albany-4.html (102 words)

	Wine X Magazine - Australia/New Zealand
		Torndirrup National Park has two famous icons, the Gap and Natural Bridge.
		It's riddled with national parks and stretches of lonely coastline.
		The only thing that'll survive any sort of tourism booms and crashes, the national parks have been entertaining and impressing for millions of years.
	www.winexwired.com /winexaus/issuefour/travel42.htm (541 words)

	Albany, West Australia
		Torndirrup National Park, a 13 mile scenic drive along Frenchman Bay, is famous for the impressive natural granite rock formations and sheer cliffs.
		Today, Albany is a year-round holiday destination with spectacular coastal scenery, beaches and nearby National Parks providing visitors with a wide variety of activities to enjoy.
		Accommodation options in and around Albany are numerous, in both style and budget, from camping and backpackers to cottage rentals, farmstays, and four-star hotels.
	www.student.nvcc.edu /home/sdehmlow/116sdehmlow/albany.htm (416 words)

	Coastline Albany Tourism
		Torndirrup National Park is also home to the dibbler, a small Australian marsupial thought to be extinct for over 83 years.
		The Torndirrup National Park, named after a local Aboriginal people, is 10km from Albany and comprises 3906ha of land called the Torndirrup Peninsula in the southern section of King George Sound.
		Torndirrup National Park contains massive granite outcrops and unusual rock formations, the most famous being the Gap, the Natural Bridge and the Blowholes.
	www.discoverwest.com.au /western_australia/coastline.html (498 words)

	300 National Park Links
		http://encyclopedia.com/printable/09016.html national parks and monuments national parks and monuments.
		The National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Dept. of the Interior, was established in 1916 to oversee the administration of 40 national parks and monuments under the charge of the department.
		Parks Canada/KNP Collection From Cactus to Glacier In the family of Canadian Rocky Mountain national parks, Kootenay is the small south western member.
	www.mysteries-megasite.com /main/bigsearch/parks-2.html (3626 words)

	Well Known Australian National Parks quiz
		This national park is in the state of Victoria and is near the town of Halls Gap.
		This National Park is in the state of New South Wales and in the mountains west of Sydney.
		Most of the major ski resorts of New South Wales are in this National Park.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=100811&origin= (382 words)

	National Park UK
		The Torndirrup National Park in Albany is home to the famous ‘The Gap’ rock formation – a break in the rock coastline which produces ocean spray, mist and a unique whistling noise.
		Coolum National Park with its rugged Mt Coolum is to the township's south while Peregian Beach Environmental Park, to the north is a large reserve of coastal heathland with several walking trails leading through to the beach.
		The Great Sandy National Park is in the top half of Fraser Island and is home to a variety of endangered wildlife such as the acid frog, the ground parrot, ant-blue butterfly, the beach stone-curlew and the false water-rat.
	www.visit-australian-national-parks.co.uk (3780 words)

	Little Hills Press Travel Info WA : Albany
		Also found in Torndirrup National Park is a museum with a difference.
		In stark contract is the Fitzgerald River National Park which covers 270,000ha (666,900 acres) surrounding the inlets of the Gairdner, Fitzgerald and Hamersley Rivers between Bremer Bay and Hopetoun.
		The park protects magnificent scenery and is large and untouched enough to provide a habitat for many species of native plants and animals fast becoming rare elsewhere.
	www.littlehills.com /travel_information/wa.albany.shtml (2263 words)

	Southeast Coast Western Australia travel guide - Travel Western Australia
		The Torndirrup National Park is on the coast south of Albany and Princess Royal Harbour and includes some of the most spectacular scenery in Australia.
		The view across the bay and the National Park from Frenchmans Peak is fabulous.
		Tree in the Rock, a remarkable natural phenomenon is found in the parking area at the beginning of the walks to peaks.
	www.atn.com.au /wa/south/parks-c.htm (527 words)

	Albany - Western Australia - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
		'Torndirrup National Park is renowned for its rugged coastal features such as the Gap and Natural Bridge.
		It is located on the far side of Princess Royal Harbour on the way out to Torndirrup National Park with its dramatic coastal formations.
		The heritage trail starts at the Car Park and passes the morgue, nurse's quarters and graves to continue onto the isthmus and pass across to the outcrop where George Vancouver took possession of the whole region.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Western-Australia/Albany/2005/02/17/1108609327276.html (3195 words)

	Visit Albany WA. A guide to the City of Albany, in the Great Southern region of South West Western Australia. Go whale watching and see the southern right whale playing in King George Sound.
		Best known for its spectacular coastal features as it covers 3,906 hectares across the southern section of Princess Royal Harbour, is one of the busiest National Parks in the state, with nearly a quarter of a million visitors a year.
		The Heathlands put on good displays of wildflowers in spring, a woodland of peppermints occurs throughout the park, and south of Vancouver Peninsula, Karri forms a forest of medium height in combination with swamp yate.
		Anytime of the year is a good time to visit this park.
	www.breakloose.com.au /html/adventure_articles/regional/wa/southwest/albany.php (1069 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: National_Parks_of_Western_Australia
		This is a list of National Parks of Western Australia:
	conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=National_Parks_of_Western_Australia (45 words)

	Southern Indian Ocean Expedition 2002: Site Map.
		Albany and SE Western Australia: Torndirrup National Park.
		Albany and SE Western Australia: William Bay National Park.
	www.cerchi.net /sioe/sitemap.html (898 words)

	SerenityBay.com - Western Australia
		The rugged coastline of the Southern Ocean in Torndirrup National Park near Albany.
		The Porongurup National Park is located just north of Albany.
	www.serenitybay.com /travel/au/Western_Australia_2.asp (165 words)

	Torndirrup National Park, Albany
		The particular interest of Torndirrup National Park lies in the impressive rock formations on the coast.
		Being so easily accessible, it is one of the most popular national parks in Australia, drawing a quarter of a million visitors every year.
		Also within the park, in Frenchman Bay, is Albany Whaleworld, an interesting whaling museum housed in a former whaling station which closed down in 1978.
	planetware.com /australia/.../torndirrup-national-park-aus-wa-tnp.htm (169 words)

	Ryan Galbraith and Nicole Trip to Perth Australia
		The Gap at Albany in the Torndirrup National Park on the southern coast of Western Australia.
		They are found in the Red Desert area of the Nambung National Park on the coast of Western Australia north of Perth and just south of Jurien Bay.
		This famous area, now part of Walpole-Nornalup National Park, gets its name from the large red tingle trees that are found there.
	www.geocities.com /ryanlovesnicole/indexAugust.html (737 words)

	AusEmade: Western Australia National Parks, Reserve and Wildlife, Australia
		If it is not here, you can see a list of national parks from the Department of Conservation and Land Management National Parks or visit the National Parks home page.
		National Parks sites are listed here, click the one you are interested in.
		Go West Hand Book • Map of the national parks in the midwest region of Western Australia.
	www.ausemade.com.au /wa/destination/nationalparks.htm (338 words)

	AustralianNationalParks.com Official Website
		For Australia has one of the largest and greatest national park systems in the world, covering over 24 million hectares, with such diversity as lush rain forest to waterless desert.
		The outstanding natural and cultural values of our national parks have led to many being proclaimed World Heritage Area's.
		The experiences and observations of Australia's rugged landscape have always remained with me, and today it is a pleasure to write about one of Australia's finest aspects.
	www.australiannationalparks.com /home (194 words)

	Albany Western Australia
		• Albany Torndirrup National Park-The Gap /Natural Bridge and the blow holes.
		On the east side of the region is the farming area of Jerramungup which abuts the national park of Fitzgerald River which has one of the worlds few Biosphere areas and a haven for much of Australia's unique flora and fauna.
		An excellent beach in Frenchman's bay, also The Gap a 24 -metre drop to the sea and the natural bridge a monumental span of granite rock Demonstrates the awesome power of the sea when heavy swell is running costing a few people there lives swept away by king waves.
	www.activesafaris.com.au /13316.htm (746 words)

	ALBANY TOUR INFORMATION
		After leaving Albany we visit the Torndirrup National Park to see the natural wonders of The Natural Bridge, the Gap and the Blowholes.
		Leaving the Alpaca Farm we descend through undulating rural countryside to the William Bay National Park where we call in at beautiful Greens Pool and the waterfall in Madfish Bay.
		The tour concludes by visiting beautiful West Cape Howe National Park which is the most southerly National Park in Western Australia.
	members.iinet.net.au /~military/albtour.html (1189 words)

	superciliousness.com blog archives
		First up was Whale World, then on to the Stony Hill, Salmon Holes, The Blowholes, The Gap and Natural Bridge in the Torndirrup National Park.
		Grabbed a park and then just walked around the streets which are highlighted with the amazing campus of University of Notre Dame which is in older style buildings all over the suburb.
		Parking is becoming a major issue for me..
	superciliousness.com /2003/09 (6315 words)

	Middleton Beach Holiday Park - Abany Western Australia
		Torndirrup National Park..The Gap and the Natural Bridge, the Blowholes and many other local features.
		Strawberry Hill Farm National Trust building is the oldest farm in WA
		Court for hire at the Esplanade Hotel 200m from the park
	www.holidayalbany.com.au /attractions.asp (327 words)

	Dibbler - Parantechinus apicalis
		Dibblers can also be found in Fitzgerald National Park, Arpenter Nature Reserve, Waychinicup National Park, Torndirrup National Park, and Ravensthorpe.
		Subfossil records show that at one time dibblers could be found in southern Australia.
		A colony of dibblers has also been established on Escape Island in the same bay.
	www.angelfire.com /mo2/animals1/dasyur/dibbler.html (655 words)

	Mark Moxon, Travel Writer: Australia: Albany
		But Torndirrup is the most popular National Park because it's close to Albany, which is a tourist centre.
		However, after getting lost a number of times I did manage to get to the top of Mt Melville to look over the city – not one of the world's most wonderful panoramas – and eventually found the right direction for Torndirrup National Park, the most visited park on the southwest coast.
		As it was getting late, I pitched camp in the National Park: a lot of parks allow camping at specific sites, and although you don't get any amenities, they're really cheap, and their locations are second to none.
	www.moxon.net /australia/albany.html (1184 words)

	Travelmate - Australia Accommodation and Hotels, Tours, Car Hire, Maps, Australian Travel Guide
		At Torndirrup National Park, just south of the town, you can go bushwalking, whale watching, see the Blowholes or visit the historical museum.
		Stop at Fitzgerald River National Park which is one of the most botanically diverse areas of Western Australia.
		Between Coolgardie and Southern Cross lies Boorabin National Park, which is filled with wildflowers in the spring.
	www.travelmate.com.au /outbackroutes/outback_routes.asp?Request_Type=WA (779 words)

	Albany Backpackers -What's in Albany
		The famous Gap, Natural Bridge and Blowholes in the TORNDIRRUP National Park.
		The Stirling Range National Park was named by John Septimus Roe on 4th November 1835 after Captain James Stirling, the first Governor of Western Australia.
		Then head to WEST CAPE HOWE National Park and stand on the endless cliffs overlooking the vast Southern Ocean at the most southern tip of our great state.
	albanybackpackers.com.au /Edit/albany.htm (862 words)

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