Mallee Cliffs National Park New South Wales | |
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Nearest town or city | Mildura, Victoria |
Coordinates | 34°10′31″S 142°34′39″E / 34.17528°S 142.57750°E |
Established | April 1977[1] |
Area | 57,969 ha (143,240 acres)[2] |
Visitation | Restricted public access for education purposes |
Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
Website | Mallee Cliffs National Park |
See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
The Mallee Cliffs National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Sunraysia region, in the south-west of New South Wales, Australia. The 57,969-hectare (143,240-acre) national park is situated approximately 790 kilometres (490 mi) west of Sydney and 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the Murray River city of Mildura, Victoria.
The Mallee Cliffs National Park is managed to protect the sand plain and sand dune land systems and ecological communities known colloquially as Mallee Country. Emphasis is placed on its value as a wildlife conservation area and it was established primarily to protect the habitat of the malleefowl.[3]