Morwell National Park

Morwell National Park
Coordinates: 38 ° 21 ′ 59 ″  S , 146 ° 23 ′ 26 ″  E
Location:	Victoria , Australia
Specialty:	Hartlaubwald, temperate rainforest
Surface:	5.65 km²
Founding:	1967

The Morwell National Park is a national park with 565 hectares in southern Gippsland in the Australian state of Victoria . It is located about 140 kilometers east of Melbourne and 16 kilometers south of Morwell in the Strzelecki Mountains .

There are remnants of the previously widespread hardwood forest . Temperate rainforest is limited to deep ravines. 320 different plant species have been identified in the park, including five rare and threatened species and 44 orchid species . The fauna consists of 129 species: 19 species of mammals, 96 species of birds, eleven species of reptiles and three species of amphibians.

Weeds and introduced animal species pose a threat to the original ecosystem of the small national park.

Web links

• Morwell National Park - Parks Victoria
• Morwell National Park Visitor Guide - Parks Victoria (PDF)
• Friends of Morwell National Park

Individual evidence

1. ^ Morwell National Park. In: Parks Victoria. Retrieved February 1, 2016 .