Bago Bluff National Park
Bago Bluff National Park | ||
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View of Bago Bluff from the Oxley Highway | ||
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Location: | New South Wales , Australia | |
Surface: | 40.23 km² | |
Founding: | 1999 |
The Bago Bluff National Park (English Bago Bluff National Park ) is located in the state of New South Wales in Australia , about 410 km northeast of Sydney and a little southwest of Wauchope , from where one has the best access to the park via the Oxley Highway . It has an area of 4023 ha and was placed under protection in January 1999.
General
Bago Bluff comprises parts of the Broken Bago State Forest and the Lome State Forest. In the national park you can enjoy sweeping views over the Hastings Valley . Petrifications have been found in the area. Bago Bluff National Park has year-round rainfall. The maximum amount of precipitation measured in one day is 310.6 mm.
Flora and fauna
Bird species include, for example, the flute bird , the yellow-bellied thick head , fan tails , kookaburra , spotted panther bird and the thick-billed strangler crow . Endangered species are also the brown-headed cockatoo , the long-tailed fruit pigeon , the giant owl , the New Holland owl and the black owl .
Further protection categories
The park also includes the Bago Bluff Flora Reserve and Six B Flora Reserve plant protection areas .
Web links
- New South Wales Government Information
- National park map
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b North East NSW Parks and Reserves - Trip report by B. Everingham, July 1999, accessed July 28, 2010
- ↑ a b Explanations of the National Park Administration
- ↑ climatic data according CECCW