Lawley River National Park
| Lawley River National Park | |
|---|---|
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| Type | National park |
| Location | Kimberley region |
| Coordinates | 14°41′29″S 125°54′22″E / 14.69139°S 125.90611°E |
| Area | 17,572 hectares (43,420 acres) |
| Established | 2000 |
| Administered by | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions |
Lawley River National Park is a national park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, in the Shire of Wyndham–East Kimberley. The national park is located on the coast of the Admiralty Gulf but has no access roads.[1][2] It is situated in the Northern Kimberley bioregion.[3]
The Lawley River National Park was created on 10 July 2000 with a size of 17,572 hectares (43,420 acres).[4]
In 2015, there was a proposal to merge the Prince Regent National Park, Mitchell River National Park and the Lawley River National Park to form a new Kimberley National Park, with a size of 5,000,000 hectares (12,000,000 acres) after mining leases in the area had expired.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Hema, Maps (2017). Western Australia Road and 4WD Track Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains, Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-86500-732-8.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Australian Government - CAPAD 2014 - WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ O'Connor, Andrew (24 March 2015). "Australia's biggest national park to be created in WA's Kimberley as mining companies relinquish tenement". ABC News. Retrieved 30 August 2023.