Deua National Park New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 35°58′27″S 149°43′15″E / 35.97417°S 149.72083°E |
Established | 1979 |
Area | 1,220 km2 (471.0 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales) |
Website | Deua National Park |
See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
Deua is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, 320 kilometres (200 mi) south of Sydney, and 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Canberra. The nearest towns on the coast are Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma.
A remote wilderness area of escarpments and gullies, waterfalls, limestone caves, pockets of pinkwood rainforest and outstanding eucalyptus scenery. Deua is an important refuge for plant and animal species, many listed as threatened.
This park is traditionally associated with Aboriginal people.[1]