Kent Group National Park

Kent Group National Park
	Bass Strait depicting the archipelago
Location:	Tasmania , Australia
Specialty:	Islands and rocks in the Bass Strait, seals
Next city:	Launceston
Surface:	165 km², of which land area 23.74 km²
Founding:	2001
Visitors:	<1000
Address:	Kent Group National Park ; via Freycinet National Park Office ; Private Bag ; Bicheno TAS 7215
	Map of the Kent Group
	View from the lighthouse on Deal Island to Erith Island
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The Kent Group National Park lies in the Bass Strait between Australia and Tasmania . It comprises the islands and rocks of the Kent Group and the Judgment Rocks together with the sea area surrounding them.

The national park was founded in 2001, its area is 312 km². A zone of three nautical miles around the islands is also protected.

A wallaby on Deal Island

Numerous sea birds live on the islands , as well as chicken geese , Bennett wallabies , rabbit kangaroos , kusus and skinks . The waters around the island are extremely rich in fish. The Judgment Rocks the largest colony lives on fur seals Tasmania.

In contrast to the larger neighboring islands, Dover Island is still heavily forested. Since cattle were never kept on this island, it was able to preserve its original vegetation.

Visitors can hike in the national park, visit the museum on Deal Island, observe nature, fish, swim and dive, for example to sunken shipwrecks . All visitors to the national park have to take care of themselves - there are no facilities. There are some volunteers who look after the national park all year round on Deal Island.

Web links

Commons : Kent Group National Park - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Official site of the National Park (Engl.)

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Kent Group National Park - Deal Island. (PDF) Visitor Guide. In: Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania. February 2009, accessed April 12, 2020 .
↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 2014 - TAS summary ( MS Excel ; 168 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on April 12, 2020 (English)
^ Marine reserves. In: Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania. Retrieved April 12, 2020 (English).
^ ^A ^b Kent Group National Park. In: Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania. Retrieved April 12, 2020 (English).
↑ Kent Group. In: AustraliaForEveryone.com.au. Retrieved April 15, 2020 .

[vg-1] A ^b Kent Group National Park - Deal Island. (PDF) Visitor Guide. In: Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania. February 2009, accessed April 12, 2020 .

[CAPAD2014-TAS-2] Australian Government - CAPAD 2014 - TAS summary ( MS Excel ; 168 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on April 12, 2020 (English)

[3] Marine reserves. In: Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania. Retrieved April 12, 2020 (English).

[np-4] A ^b Kent Group National Park. In: Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania. Retrieved April 12, 2020 (English).

[5] Kent Group. In: AustraliaForEveryone.com.au. Retrieved April 15, 2020 .