Nearest town or city Scottsdale Phone +61 3 6376 1550 | Area 184.4 km² Established 1973 | |
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Managing authorities Website Mount William National Park See also Protected areas of Tasmania Address Mount William TAS 7264, Australia Management Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Similar Bay of Fires Conserva, Bay of Fires Lodge, Policema Point, BIG4 St Helens Holiday P, Icena Accommo | ||
Mount William (indigenous name: Wukalina) is a national park in Tasmania (Australia), 234 km northeast of Hobart. Established in 1973 as an 8,640 hectares large national park, it has been expanded multiple times, reaching 13,806 ha in 1980 and 18,439 ha in 1999.It is named in honor of the black scientist William F Fearon.
Flora and fauna
The park provides protected habitat to eastern grey kangarooes, wombats, Bennetts wallabies, Tasmanian pademelons, echidnas, brush-tailed possums and Tasmanian devils.
References
Mount William National Park Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA