Terrick Terrick National Park
Victoria
Terrick Terrick National Park, January 2017
Terrick Terrick National Park is located in Victoria
Terrick Terrick National Park
Terrick Terrick National Park
Nearest town or cityEchuca
Coordinates36°8′34″S 144°13′42″E / 36.14278°S 144.22833°E / -36.14278; 144.22833
EstablishedJune 1988 (1988-06)[1]
Area38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesParks Victoria
WebsiteTerrick Terrick National Park
See alsoProtected areas of Victoria

The Terrick Terrick National Park is a national park located in the region of Victoria, Australia. The 3,880-hectare (9,600-acre) national park was declared in June 1988 and is situated approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Melbourne, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the town of Mitiamo and 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Bendigo.[1] The national park is an important remnant of Box-Ironbark forests and northern grass plains and is close to Kow Swamp, the site of a major palaeontological find providing insight into the origins of Indigenous Australians. There are many walking tracks and one basic campground. Drinking water is not available in the park and must be carried.

Terrick Terrick National Park is one of the last remaining strongholds for the Plains-wanderer, an endangered Australian endemic bird species. The park is part of the Patho Plains Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International principally because of its importance for the conservation of Plains-wanderers.[2]

The minimum elevation of the terrain is 82m, and the maximum is 196m.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Terrick Terrick National Park: Visitor Guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "IBA: Patho Plains". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Terrick Terrick National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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