Norfolk Island National Park

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Norfolk Island National Park
Captain Cook Lookout (Norfolk Island)
Captain Cook Lookout (Norfolk Island)
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Coordinates: 29 ° 4 ′ 0 ″  S , 167 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  E
Location: Norfolk Island
Surface: 650 ha
Founding: 1986
View of Phillip Island (in the background)
View of Phillip Island (in the background)
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The Norfolk Island National Park ( English Norfolk Island National Park ) is a 650 hectare national park on the Norfolk Island belonging to Australia and on the neighboring Phillip Island . The islands are approximately 1,700 kilometers east of Sydney and 1,100 kilometers northwest of Auckland , New Zealand .

Of the total area of ​​the national park, 460 hectares are located in the north of the Norfolk Island (the Mount Pitt Section ). Another 190 hectares are on Phillip Island. Located above the north coast of Norfolk Island is the Captain Cook Memorial, which commemorates the seafarer's landing in 1774.

The national park was established in 1986.

flora

The flora includes 182 native plant species, around 40 of which are endemic to Norfolk Island and Phillip Islands . The national park is an important refuge for the island's 46 endangered plant species and contains the main populations of the 15 endangered species.

fauna

Especially in the warm season can be in the national park sea birds such as wedge-tailed shearwater and little shearwater , masked boobies , red-tailed tropic bird , Sooty Tern , Weißkappennoddi , Feenseeschwalbe and Binden- and lesser frigatebird observe, sometimes in large numbers.

Because of the distance from the mainland, only two species of bats make up the natural terrestrial mammal fauna , Chalinolobus gouldii and Mormopterus norfolkensis . The latter has not recently been seen on Norfolk Island. Some species, such as rats and house cats, were introduced by the settlers and must now be fought to prevent damage. The reptiles are represented by two indigenous species that are endemic to the islands of the Tasman Sea , the skink Oligosoma lichenigera and the gecko Christinus guentheri . Both species are extinct on Norfolk Island and only occur on Phillip Island. The Asian house gecko has been sighted as an introduced species in several locations on Norfolk Island .

literature

  • Peter Cochrane (Eds.): Norfolk Island National Park and Norfolk Island Botanic Garden Management Plan 2008 - 2018 . Australian Government - Director of National Parks, 2008, ISBN 978-0-642-55389-8 (English, online [PDF; 2.7 MB ; accessed on October 11, 2017]).
  • Norfolk Island National Park (Ed.): Birds of Norfolk Island National Park and Botanic Garden . Brochure with information about the occurring bird species. Australian Government - Director of National Parks (English, online [PDF; 1.4 MB ; accessed on October 11, 2017]).
  • Norfolk Island National Park (Ed.): Plants of Norfolk Island National Park and Botanic Garden . Brochure with information about the plants that occur. Australian Government - Director of National Parks (English, online [PDF; 2.1 MB ; accessed on October 11, 2017]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Cochrane (Ed.): Norfolk Island National Park and Norfolk Island Botanic Garden Management Plan 2008 - 2018 . Australian Government - Director of National Parks, 2008, ISBN 978-0-642-55389-8 , A description of Norfolk Island National Park and Norfolk Island Botanic Garden - Norfolk Island's protected areas, p. 2 (English, online [PDF; 2.7 MB ; accessed on October 13, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Captain Cook Monument. In: norfolkisland.com.au. Norfolk Island Tourism, accessed October 13, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Norfolk Island National Park history. In: National Parks. Australian Government - Department of the Environment and Energy, accessed October 13, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b Peter Cochrane (Ed.): Norfolk Island National Park and Norfolk Island Botanic Garden Management Plan 2008 - 2018 . Australian Government –Director of National Parks, 2008, ISBN 978-0-642-55389-8 , 4. Natural heritage management - 4.2. Native plants and animals, p. 20–23 (English, online [PDF; 2.7 MB ; accessed on October 13, 2017]).
  5. ↑ Peter Cochrane (Ed.): Norfolk Island National Park and Norfolk Island Botanic Garden Management Plan 2008 - 2018 . Australian Government –Director of National Parks, 2008, ISBN 978-0-642-55389-8 , A description of Norfolk Island National Park and Norfolk Island Botanic Garden - Conservation significance, p. 3–4 (English, online [PDF; 2.7 MB ; accessed on October 13, 2017]).
  6. ↑ Norfolk Island National Park (ed.): Birds of Norfolk Island National Park and Botanic Garden . Brochure with information about the occurring bird species. Australian Government - Director of National Parks (English, online [PDF; 1.4 MB ; accessed on October 11, 2017]).
  7. ↑ Wildlife. Mammals. In: National Parks. Australian Government - Department of the Environment and Energy, accessed October 13, 2017 .