- Morwell National Park
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Morwell National Park IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Nearest town/city Churchill Coordinates 38°21′59″S 146°23′26″E / 38.36639°S 146.39056°E Area 560 ha Established 1967 Managing authorities Parks Victoria Official site Morwell National Park Morwell National Park is a 560–hectare[1] national park in Victoria, Australia, 140 km east of Melbourne. It is 16 km south of Morwell in the Strzelecki Ranges and preserves a remnant of previously widespread wet sclerophyll forests and some rainforest remnants restricted to deep creek gullies. 320 plant species have been recorded for this park, including five rare or threatened species and 44 orchid species. 129 native fauna species have been recorded, including 19 mammals, 96 birds, 11 reptiles and three amphibians.
Weeds and pest animals represent a threat to the park, particularly because of its small size.
See also
References
- ^ Morwell National Park Visitor Guide. Parks Victoria. June 2008. pp. 2. http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources05/05_1523.pdf.
External links
- Parks Victoria website for the park - information and maps
- Friends of Morwell National Park - includes photographs of tracks
National Parks of Victoria Alfred · Alpine · Barmah · Baw Baw · Brisbane Ranges · Burrowa-Pine Mountain · Chiltern-Mount Pilot · Churchill · Cobboboonee · Coopracambra · Croajingolong · Dandenong Ranges · Errinundra · French Island · Grampians · Great Otway · Greater Bendigo · Gunbower · Hattah-Kulkyne · Heathcote-Graytown · Kinglake · Lake Eildon · Lind · Little Desert · Lower Glenelg · Lower Goulburn · Mitchell River · Mornington Peninsula · Morwell · Mount Buffalo · Mount Eccles · Mount Richmond · Murray-Sunset · Organ Pipes · Point Nepean · Port Campbell · St Arnaud Range · Snowy River · Tarra-Bulga · Terrick Terrick · The Lakes · Warby-Ovens · Wilsons Promontory · Wyperfeld · Yarra RangesCategories:- IUCN Category III
- National parks of Victoria (Australia)
- Protected areas established in 1967
- 1967 establishments in Australia
- Victoria (Australia) geography stubs
- Australian protected area stubs
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