Terrick Terrick National Park
| Terrick Terrick National Park Victoria | |
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.jpg) Terrick Terrick National Park, January 2017 | |
  Terrick Terrick National Park | |
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| Nearest town or city | Echuca |
| Coordinates | 36°8′34″S 144°13′42″E / 36.14278°S 144.22833°E |
| Established | June 1988[1] |
| Area | 38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Parks Victoria |
| Website | Terrick Terrick National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Victoria |
The Terrick Terrick National Park is a
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
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
- Protected areas of Victoria
- Striped legless lizard
- Fat-tailed dunnart
- List of reduplicated Australian place names
- List of national parks of Australia
References
- ^ a b c "Terrick Terrick National Park: Visitor Guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "IBA: Patho Plains". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Terrick Terrick National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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