Gondwana rainforests of Australia

Box Log Falls, Lamington National Park, Queensland

Mount Barney, Queensland

The Gondwana Rainforests (Engl. Gondwana Rainforests of Australia until 2007 Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves ) are on the borderline of the two ostaustralischen states New South Wales and Queensland . In 1986 the subtropical rainforest areas in northern New South Wales were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List and other rainforest national parks were also entered into the Australian National Heritage List . In 1994 the world heritage was extended to the northern parts of Queensland. They include several protected areas that contain shield volcanoes and a large number of rare and threatened species of the rainforest.

UNESCO world heritage

Approximate location of the protected areas in the Gondwana rainforests

The name Gondwana rainforests is derived from the supercontinent Gondwana , as the current vegetation of the rainforests also includes species whose existence could already be proven at the time of Gondwana based on fossil plant finds. These include B. stone beeches , beeches and araucarias , which already grew in the time of the Jurassic and Chalk .

The following national parks are part of the UNESCO World Heritage:

• In New South Wales
  • Barrington Tops National Park
  • Border Ranges National Park
  • Dorrigo National Park
  • Gibraltar Range National Park
  • Mebbin National Park
  • Wollumbin National Park
  • New England National Park
  • Nightcap National Park
  • Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
  • Washpool National Park
  • Werrikimbe National Park
  • Willi-Willi National Park
• In Queensland
  • Lamington National Park
  • Main Range National Park
  • Mount Barney National Park
  • Mount Chinghee National Park
  • Springbrook National Park

Australian National Heritage List

The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia are broken down into the protected areas listed on the Australian National Heritage List :

Main Range Group

Queen Mary Falls in Main Range National Park

The Main Range Group is located near Killarney

• Acacia Plateau Flora Reserve
• Main Range National Park
• Spicers Gap Conservation Park
• Goomburra State Forest (partially)
• Spicers Gap State Forest (partially)
• Gilbert State Forest (partially)
• Emu Vale State Forest (partially)
• Gambubal State Forest (partially)
• Teviot State Forest (partially)

Focal Peak Group

The Focal Peak Group lies on the border of New South Wales and Queensland

• Captains Creek Flora Reserve (partially)
• Mallanganee National Park
• Mount Clunie National Park (partially)
• Mount Nothofagus National Park (partially)
• Tooloom National Park (partially)
• Toonumbar National Park (partially)
• Burnett Creek State Forest (partially)

Shield Volcano Group

This group is close to the border with New South Wales and Queensland on the McPherson Range and Tweed Range

• Amaroo Flora Reserve
• Border Ranges National Park (partially)
• Lamington National Park
• Limpinwood Nature Reserve
• Mebbin National Park (partially)
• Mount Chinghee National Park
• Mount Warning National Park
• Nightcap National Park (partially)
• Numinbah Nature Reserve
• Springbrook National Park (partially)
• various Rabbit Board Reserves along the Rabbit-Proof Fence .

Iluka Nature Reserve

Iluka Nature Reserve is located on the coast of Iluka .

Washpool and Gibraltar Range

These parks are between Glenn Innes and Grafton in New South Wales

• Gibraltar Range National Park
• Washpool National Park

See also

• Flora and vegetation of Australia

Web links

Commons : Gondwana Rainforests of Australia  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Coordinates: 28 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  S , 150 ° 3 ′ 0 ″  E