Werrikimbe National Park

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Werrikimbe is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 314 km north of Sydney. This national park is also World Heritage listed and forms part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves (CERRA).

[edit] Fact sheet

• Area: 333.06 km²
• Coordinates: 31°11′60″S, 152°14′09″E
• Date of establishment: July 11, 1975
• Managing authorities: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
• IUCN category: Ib

Antarctic Beech (Nothofagus moorei), is found in Werrikimbe National Park and forms the largest compact beech forest in existence. These forests also contain the only examples of the Filmy King Fern (Leptopteris fraseri) known to occur in northern New South Wales.

[edit] References

New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service: http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/parkContent/N0042?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0042&Type=Xo

[edit] See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales (Australia)