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This is a list of national parks within Australia that are managed by Australian, state and territory governments. The name may be a misnomer: nearly all parks are land owned and managed by the states and territories rather than the national government. [1]
Western Australia, as of 2023, has 112 national parks, of which all but four are named. The oldest of these, John Forrest, was proclaimed in 1900 while the latest, Pimbee and Bunuba, were proclaimed in 2023. The largest number of national parks to be proclaimed was in 2004, when 28 parks were created in the state.
Yellowstone National Park in the United States was the first national park in the world. [1] [2] This is a list of the number of national parks per nation, as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Nearly 100 countries around the world have lands classified as a national park by this definition.
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The Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves is a group of eleven protected areas consisting of national parks, nature reserves and one wilderness park located in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Victoria and which was listed as a "place" on the Australian National Heritage List on 7 November 2008 under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The list includes natural and historic places, including those of cultural significance to Indigenous Australians. Once on the National Heritage List the provisions of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 apply. [7] Some of these also form part of the World Heritage Sites listed in a separate section below.
The formation of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service in 1967 saw a bid in the conservation of the state's diversity of natural ecosystems and cultural heritage. Today New South Wales contains more than 16.4 million acres within 870 protected areas, as well as 225 different national parks , each with their own pristine beauty and ...
As of 2018, South Australia contained 359 separate protected areas declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972, the Crown Land Management Act 2009 and the Wilderness Protection Act 1992. Together, they cover a total land area of 211,387.48 km 2 (81,617.16 sq mi) or 21.5% of the state's area.