Lamington National Park, Australia, ID=368-018
S 28° 11.298 E 153° 07.174
56J E 511735 N 6881932
Lamington National Park is one of many locations identified as part of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Site.
Waymark Code: WM5Z2D
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 03/04/2009
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From the
UNESCO World Heritage website:
This site, comprising several protected areas, is situated predominantly along the Great Escarpment on Australia’s east coast. The outstanding geological features displayed around shield volcanic craters and the high number of rare and threatened rainforest species are of international significance for science and conservation.
From Wikipedia:
Lamington is a national park in Queensland, Australia, lying on the Lamington Plateau. It is a part of the World Heritage site, Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves on the Queensland/New South Wales border. From Southport on the Gold Coast the park is 85 km to the southwest and Brisbane is 120 km north.
Rugged mountain scenery, tumbling waterfalls, caves, rainforest, wildflower heaths, tall open forests, picturesque creeks, varied wildlife and some of the best bushwalking in Queensland are protected in Lamington National Park. One of Queensland’s best-loved parks, Lamington is the core of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves Australia World Heritage Area along the adjoining Border Ranges National Park in New South Wales.