Kroombit Tops National Park

Kroombit Tops is a national park in Central Queensland, Australia. Located between Monto and Calliope in The Boyne Valley, it is 399 km northwest of Brisbane. Cania Gorge National Park is located approximately 25 km to the south.

In February 1945, an American Liberator Bomber, "Beautiful Betsy", crashed into what is now Kroombit Tops National Park. The wreckage was discovered on 2 August 1994.

Fact sheet

*"Area:" 74.60 km²
*"Coordinates": coord|24|22|14|S|151|01|44|E|type:landmark_region:AU
*"Date of establishment:" 1974
*"Managing authorities:" Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
*"IUCN category:" II

ee also

* The Boyne Valley

External links

* [http://www.boynevalley.org.au/images/maps/kroombit.pdf Kroombit Mud Map at boynevalley.org.au]
* [http://www.calliope.qld.gov.au/Council/CorpServices/NewsMedia/pdf/kroombit.pdf Kroombit and "Beautiful Betsy"]
* [http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/projects/park/index.cgi?parkid=103 Kroombit Tops National Park]