West Cape Howe National Park

West Cape Howe National Park
Location:	Western Australia , Australia
Specialty:	Grantiklippen, eucalyptus and banksia forests
Next city:	30 kilometer (s) from Albany
Surface:	35 km²
Founding:	1985
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The West Cape Howe National Park (English West Cape Howe National Park ) is a 35 km² national park in the southwest of Western Australia , Australia .

Location and landscape

West Cape Howe National Park is about 390 km south of Perth and 30 km west of Albany . It can be reached via the South Coast Highway and stretches along the south coast of Australia from Lowlands Beach to Forsythe Bluff.

There are various vegetation zones in this area , from karri ( Eucalyptus diversicolor ), "Jarrah" ( Eucalyptus marginata ) and marri forests ( Corymbia calophylla ) to bank bushes and barren heathland . The insectivorous dwarf jugs are native here. There are numerous species of birds.

The granite cliffs near Shelley Beach are a popular destination for climbers and paragliders .

Web links

Official site of the park (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Australia Easy Read - Road and 4WD Atlas . Hema Maps, Brisbane 2007, ISBN 978-1-86500-395-5 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Official website of the park. DEC , accessed July 26, 2009 .
↑ Otmar Lind, Andrea Hiehues: Australia - The most beautiful national parks . Edgar Hoff Verlag, Rappweiler 1995, ISBN 3-923716-12-5 , p. 355 .

[hema-1] Australia Easy Read - Road and 4WD Atlas . Hema Maps, Brisbane 2007, ISBN 978-1-86500-395-5 .

[wa.gov-2] Official website of the park. DEC , accessed July 26, 2009 .

[lind-3] Otmar Lind, Andrea Hiehues: Australia - The most beautiful national parks . Edgar Hoff Verlag, Rappweiler 1995, ISBN 3-923716-12-5 , p. 355 .