- Douglas-Apsley National Park
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Douglas-Apsley National Park IUCN Category II (National Park)
Nearest town/city Bicheno Coordinates 41°45′30″S 148°11′58″E / 41.75833°S 148.19944°E Area 160.8 km² Managing authorities Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Official site Douglas-Apsley National Park Douglas-Apsley is a national park on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia, 149 km northeast of Hobart, and a few kilometres north of Bicheno. It is one of Tasmania's newer National Parks, having being declared on 27 December 1989.
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Description
The park preserves remnant east coast dry forested catchment of three main streams, Apsley River, Denison Rivulet and Douglas River. Highlights include deep gorges, wildflower displays and mild inland climate. Visitors can undertake short walks or do a three-day trek.
Birds
The park was has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because it supports 11 of Tasmania's endemic bird species as well as Flame and Pink Robins and, probably, Swift Parrots.[1]
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References
- ^ "IBA: Douglas-Apsley". Birdata. Birds Australia. http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
National parks of Tasmania Ben Lomond · Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair · Douglas-Apsley · Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers · Freycinet · Hartz Mountains · Kent Group · Maria Island · Mole Creek Karst · Mount Field · Mount William · Narawntapu · Rocky Cape · Savage River · South Bruny · Southwest · Strzelecki · Tasman · Walls of JerusalemCategories:- IUCN Category II
- National parks of Tasmania
- Important Bird Areas of Australia
- Tasmania geography stubs
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