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The Australian Alps viewed from Snowy River Road, near Suggan Buggan, Victoria.
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Map of the region shaded as listed on the National Heritage List.
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Nearest town or city | Canberra |
Coordinates | 37°S 148°E / 37°S 148°ECoordinates: 37°S 148°E / 37°S 148°E |
Established | 7 November 2008 |
Area | 16,531.80 km2 (6,383.0 sq mi) |
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Website | Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves |
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 listing which covers an area of 1,653,180 hectares (4,085,100 acres), contains the vast majority of alpine and sub-alpine environments in Australia. The listing includes the following protected areas - Alpine, Baw Baw, Brindabella, Kosciuszko, Mount Buffalo, Namadgi and Snowy River national parks; the Avon Wilderness Park, and the Bimberi, Scabby Range and Tidbinbilla nature reserves.
Alpine National Park, Victoria: Mount Feathertop and Razorback, spring 2007.
Baw Baw National Park, Victoria: Looking east across Gippsland from Mt Baw Baw, autumn 2006.