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.
Strzelecki National Park Tasmania | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
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Nearest town or city | Flinders Island, Tasmania |
Coordinates | 40°13′10″S 148°05′41″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 |
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.
National parks of Tasmania | |
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