Coorabakh National Park

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Coorabakh National Park
Big Nellie from the Little Nellie
Big Nellie from the Little Nellie
Coorabakh National Park, New South Wales
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Coordinates: 31 ° 42 ′ 44 ″  S , 152 ° 31 ′ 21 ″  E
Location: New South Wales , Australia
Specialty: Volcanic cone, eucalyptus forest, subtropical wet and rainforest
Next city: Hannam Vale
Surface: 18 km²
Founding: January 1, 1999
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The Coorabakh National Park is a national park in the northeast of the Australian state of New South Wales , 272 kilometers northeast of Sydney near the small town of Hannam Vale .

Three volcanic cones named Big Nellie (31 ° 42 '2' 'South; 152 ° 31' 20 '' East), Flat Nellie (31 ° 42 '39' 'South; 152 ° 30' 37 '' East) and Little Nellie (31 ° 41 '40' 'South; 152 ° 30' 3 '' East) dominate the park.

The park is of high eucalyptus trees , and undergrowth at the exposed Lansdowne - stage covered, while sub-tropical rain and damp forest occurs in sheltered locations. Endangered species in the park are the Fleckschwanz- Quoll , a species of owl ( Powerful Owl ) and the Stuttering Frog .

Newbys Cave , a cave, can be reached by following Newbys Creek from the parking lot. Newby's Lookout has a picnic area and overlooks the Manning River valley . Flat Rock Lookout (31 ° 41 '17' 'South; 152 ° 30' 23 '' East) overlooks the upper Lansdowne Valley and the Comboyne Plateau. At the picnic area at Starrs Creek you will find a platform for viewing the rainforest.

Adjacent to the national park is the Lansdowne State Forest .

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