Freycinet National Park

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Freycinet National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Nearest town/city:	Swansea
Coordinates:	42°03′53″S, 148°17′14″E
Area:	169 km²
Visitation:	???,000 (in 200?)
Managing authorities:	Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
Official site:	Freycinet National Park

Freycinet is a national park on the east coast of Tasmania (Australia), 125 km northeast of Hobart. It occupies a large part of the Freycinet Peninsula, which was named after French navigator Louis de Freycinet. The closest town to the national park is that of Coles Bay, though the largest close town is Swansea. Freycinet contains part of the rugged Tasmanian coastline and includes the secluded Wineglass Bay, voted by several travel authorities as one of the world's ten best beaches. Famous features of the park include its red and pink granite formations and a series of jagged granite peaks in a line, called "The Hazards." Founded in 1916, Freycinet is Tasmania's oldest park, along with Mt Field National Park.

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• Rainfall 600mm/year (23.6in./year)

[edit] See also

• Protected areas of Tasmania (Australia)

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