Gunbower National Park
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Location: | Victoria , Australia | |
Specialty: | Wetland | |
Next city: | Koondrook | |
Surface: | 93.3 km² | |
Founding: | June 2010 |
The Gunbower National Park is a national park in the north of the Australian state of Victoria , about 250 kilometers north of Melbourne and 59 kilometers northwest of Echuca .
It is located on Gunbower Island , an island between two arms of the Murray River , across from the Riverina region on the north bank of the river.
In the park, established in 2010, wetlands that provide habitat for migratory birds are protected according to the Ramsar Convention .
flora
In the park there are mainly moist eucalyptus forests , in the wetter northeast of the Species River Red Gum , in the drier southwest of the Species Box .
fauna
In addition to kangaroos and emus and endangered species, as there are Gleitbeutler ( Squirrel Glider ) or carpet pythons .
Web links
The Gunbower National Park at "Parks Victoria"
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Gunbower National Park . Parks Victoria ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing Pty. Ltd. Archerfield QLD (2007). ISBN 978174193232-4 . P. 47