Twelve Apostles National Marine Park

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Twelve Apostles National Marine Park

IUCN Category II - National Park

The twelve apostles Victoria Australia 2010.jpg
location Victoria , Australia
surface 75.11 km²
WDPA ID 305351
Geographical location 38 ° 40 ′  S , 143 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 38 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  S , 143 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  E
Twelve Apostles National Marine Park (Victoria)
Twelve Apostles National Marine Park
Setup date 2002
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The Twelve Apostles Marine National Park ( English officially Twelve Apostles Marine National Park ) is a marine national park in the Australian state of Victoria . It is located off the south coast of Australia and was designated a protected area in 2002. The 75.11 km² area, which extends 17 kilometers along the coast, borders the Port Campbell National Park on the land side . The region is best known for the Twelve Apostles rock formation , one of the most photographed tourist attractions in Australia.

In addition to the pinnacles, the park protects a marine area underwater, which consists of rock bridges , deep cuttings and crevices, gullies and steeply sloping reefs. There are kelp forests and sponges .

Sea birds, seals, sea crabs, reef fish and woodlice spiders live in the marine reserve . The sanctuary is home to the greatest diversity of aquatic invertebrates on limestone reefs in Victoria. Whales can also be seen in the sea area.

The National Marine Park and the land on the coast were the habitat of Aborigines . The Kirrae Whurrong lived to the west of the Gellibrand River and the Gadubanud to the east .

Web links

Commons : Twelve Apostles  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Official Record for Twelve Apostles. In: Protected Planet. Retrieved September 30, 2016 .
  2. ^ Twelve Apostles Marine National Park. In: Parks Victoria. Retrieved October 3, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Twelve Apostles Marine National Park , at parkweb.vic.gov.au. Retrieved October 5, 2016