Lower Glenelg National Park

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Lower Glenelg National Park
Victoria
IUCN category II (national park)
Lower Glenelg National Park is located in Victoria
Lower Glenelg National Park
Lower Glenelg National Park
Nearest town or cityNelson
Coordinates38°03′58″S 141°17′19″E / 38.06611°S 141.28861°E / -38.06611; 141.28861Coordinates: 38°03′58″S 141°17′19″E / 38.06611°S 141.28861°E / -38.06611; 141.28861
Established1969[1]
Area273 km2 (105.4 sq mi)[2]
Visitation200,000 (in 1991)[1]
Managing authoritiesParks Victoria
WebsiteLower Glenelg National Park
Footnotes
Official nameGlenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site
Designated28 February 2018
Reference no.2344[3]
See alsoProtected areas of Victoria

The Lower Glenelg National Park is a national park in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The 27,300-hectare (67,000-acre) national park is situated approximately 323 kilometres (201 mi) west of Melbourne. The major features of the park are the Glenelg River gorge and the Princess Margaret Rose Cave. Much of the route of the Great South West Walk is located within the national park.[4]

The park abuts the Cobboboonee National Park in the east and the Lower Glenelg River Conservation Park across the border with  South Australia in the west. To the south lies the Discovery Bay Coastal Park which is adjacent to the Southern Ocean.

Land within the national park, the Discovery Bay Coastal Park and the Nelson Streamside Reserve was listed as a Ramsar site known as the Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site on 28 February 2018. [5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Lower Glenelg National Park Management Plan" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. May 1991. p. 11. ISBN 0-7306-2068-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Lower Glenelg National Park, Discovery Bay Coastal Park: Visitor Guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. June 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Lower Glenelg National Park". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site" (PDF). Ramsar Convention Secretriat. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.


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