Crater Lakes National Park

Crater Lakes National Park
Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Crater Lakes National Park
Coordinates 17°14′45″S 145°37′44″E / 17.24583°S 145.62889°E / -17.24583; 145.62889Coordinates: 17°14′45″S 145°37′44″E / 17.24583°S 145.62889°E / -17.24583; 145.62889
Established 1994
Area 9.59 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
See also Protected areas of Queensland

Crater Lakes is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1367 km northwest of Brisbane. The park contains two volcanically-formed lakes, Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham (Yidyam). Both lakes have walking trails around the lake; boat tours are also given at Lake Barrine.[1]

References

  1. Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing (17 October 2012). "Crater Lakes National Park". Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 December 2012.

See also


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 04, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.