Mebbin National Park

Mebbin National Park
New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)
Mebbin National Park
Coordinates 28°26′49″S 153°10′13″E / 28.44694°S 153.17028°E / -28.44694; 153.17028Coordinates: 28°26′49″S 153°10′13″E / 28.44694°S 153.17028°E / -28.44694; 153.17028
Area 38 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
Managing authorities National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
See also Protected areas of
New South Wales

Mebbin is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 633 km north of Sydney. It is part of the Shield Volcano Group of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1983 and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007. It is also part of the Scenic Rim Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance in the conservation of several species of threatened birds.[1]

See also

References

  1. BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Scenic Rim. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-10-03.


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