Wollumbin National Park

Wollumbin National Park
New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)

Mount Warning as seen from the Tweed River and Point Danger
Wollumbin National Park
Coordinates 28°23′23″S 153°16′07″E / 28.38972°S 153.26861°E / -28.38972; 153.26861Coordinates: 28°23′23″S 153°16′07″E / 28.38972°S 153.26861°E / -28.38972; 153.26861
Established 1 October 1967 (1967-10-01)
Area 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi)
Managing authorities National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
See also Protected areas of
New South Wales

Wollumbin National Park (previously known as 'Mount Warning National Park')[1] is a park in northern New South Wales, Australia, 642 km north of Sydney near the border with the state of Queensland. It surrounds Mount Warning, part of a remnant caldera of a much larger extinct volcano (the Tweed volcano). The park is administered by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. The park is part of the Scenic Rim Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance in the conservation of several species of threatened birds.[2]

History

From summit at sunrise

The park incorporates lands of traditional significance to the local Bundjalung people. The local Aboriginal name for the mountain is "Wollumbin"; meaning, "cloud-catcher", or alternatively "fighting chief of the mountains". The mountain's English name was bestowed on it by Lieutenant James Cook in May 1770, as his expedition in command of the Endeavour passed it by on their route northwards along the eastern coastline of Australia. The designation "Mount Warning" was meant to indicate the danger of the offshore reefs they encountered. The park was reserved for public recreation in 1928 and dedicated as a national park in 1966. The Park is part of the Shield Volcano Group of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986 and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wollumbin National Park". NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (Environment.nsw.gov.au). 24 September 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. ↑ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Scenic Rim. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-10-03.


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