Lower Glenelg National Park Explained

Type:protected
Lower Glenelg National Park
State:vic
Iucn Category:II
Coordinates:-38.0661°N 141.2886°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:8
Relief:yes
Area:273
Area Footnotes:[1]
Established:1969
Established Footnotes:[2]
Visitation Year:1991
Managing Authorities:Parks Victoria
Url:https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/lower-glenelg-national-park

The Lower Glenelg National Park is a national park in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The 27300ha national park is situated approximately 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.[3]

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.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lower Glenelg National Park, Discovery Bay Coastal Park: Visitor Guide. https://web.archive.org/web/20191210005039/https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/-/media/project/pv/main/parks/documents/visitor-guides-and-publications/lower-glenelg/lower-glenelg-national-park-visitor-guide.pdf . 2019-12-10 . live. PDF. Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. June 2014. 20 August 2014.
  2. Web site: Lower Glenelg National Park Management Plan . 11 . PDF . Parks Victoria . Government of Victoria . May 1991 . 20 August 2014 . 0-7306-2068-9 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103002421/http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/313339/Lower-Glenelg-National-Park-Management-Plan.pdf . 3 November 2013 .
  3. Web site: Lower Glenelg National Park. Parks Victoria. 25 January 2013 .
  4. Web site: Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922064231/https://rsis.ramsar.org/RISapp/files/RISrep/AU2344RIS_1807_en.pdf . 2018-09-22 . live . Ramsar Convention Secretriat . 22 September 2018 . 28 February 2018.