The Lower Glenelg National Park is a national park in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The 27,300-hectare (67,000-acre) national park is situated approximately 323 kilometres (201 mi) west of Melbourne. The major features of the park are the Glenelg River gorge and the Princess Margaret Rose Cave. Much of the route of the Great South West Walk is located within the national park.[4]
| Lower Glenelg National Park Victoria | |
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  Lower Glenelg National Park | |
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| Nearest town or city | Nelson |
| Coordinates | 38°03′58″S 141°17′19″E / 38.06611°S 141.28861°E |
| Established | 1969[1] |
| Area | 273 km2 (105.4 sq mi)[2] |
| Visitation | 200,000 (in 1991)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Parks Victoria |
| Website | Lower Glenelg National Park |
| Footnotes | |
| Official name | Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site |
| Designated | 28 February 2018 |
| Reference no. | 2344[3] |
| See also | Protected areas of Victoria |
The park abuts the Cobboboonee National Park in the east and the Lower Glenelg River Conservation Park across the border with South Australia in the west. To the south lies the Discovery Bay Coastal Park which is adjacent to the Southern Ocean.
Land within the national park, the Discovery Bay Coastal Park and the Nelson Streamside Reserve was listed as a Ramsar site known as the Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site on 28 February 2018.[5]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Lower Glenelg National Park Management Plan" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. May 1991. p. 11. ISBN 0-7306-2068-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Lower Glenelg National Park, Discovery Bay Coastal Park: Visitor Guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. June 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Lower Glenelg National Park". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ "Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site" (PDF). Ramsar Convention Secretriat. 28 February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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