Thirlmere Lakes National Park

Thirlmere Lakes National Park
Thirlmere Lakes
Coordinates: 34 ° 14 ′ 0 ″  S , 150 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  E
Location:	New South Wales , Australia
Specialty:	untouched lake system
Next city:	20 kilometer (s) from Picton
Surface:	6.3 km²
Founding:	April 7, 1972
Visitors:	15,000 (1997)

The Thirlmere Lakes National Park ( English Thirlmere Lakes National Park ) is a 6.3 km² small national park in New South Wales , Australia , about 100 km southwest of Sydney . It is located in the area of ​​the Blue Mountains , which was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000 , and adjoins the Nattai National Park to the east .

The park was established in 1972 to preserve one of the last pristine lake systems in the greater Sydney area. The five reed-fringed lakes are about five kilometers long along a mostly dry river . They are home to a wide variety of water birds , as well as freshwater swims , mussels and jellyfish . Numerous wombats live in the eucalyptus forests around the lakes .

In order to preserve the valuable ecosystem , camping is not allowed.

Web links

• Official site of the park (English)
• Pictures and further information on www.stonequarry.com.au (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service: The Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Nomination (PDF; 5.9 MB), page 239. (English)
2. ^ Natural Attractions - Thirlmere Lakes. Retrieved April 20, 2010 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Official website of the park. Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECC), accessed April 20, 2010 .