Mount William National Park Explained

Type:protected
Mount William National Park
State:TAS
Iucn Category:II
Coordinates:-40.9378°N 148.2536°W
Map Type:nomap
Image2 Alt:Interactive map showing Mount William National Park in Tasmania
Nearest Town Or City:Scottsdale
Area:184.39 km²
Established:1973
Managing Authorities:Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
Url:https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/mount-william-national-park

Mount William is a national park, mountain, and locality in Tasmania (Australia), 234 km northeast of Hobart. Established in 1973 as an 8,640 hectares large national park, it has been expanded multiple times, reaching 13,806 ha in 1980 and 18,439 ha in 1999. The park is named after a hill that is 216m above sea level.[1] In 2016, the official name of the mountain (but not the park) was changed to wukalina / Mount William.[2]

Flora and fauna

The park provides protected habitat to eastern grey kangarooes, wombats, Bennetts wallabies, Tasmanian pademelons, echidnas, brush-tailed possums and Tasmanian devils.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mount William National Park . . 2 March 2022.
  2. Survey Co-ordination . Tasmanian Government Gazette . 27 January 2016 . 157 . 2 March 2022.
  3. Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service: "Mt William National Park: Highlights", retrieved 7 December 2012