Carnarvon National Park Queensland | |
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Nearest town or city | |
Coordinates | 24°38′09″S 147°59′50″E / 24.63583°S 147.99722°E |
Established | 28 April 1932 |
Area | 2,980 km2 (1,150.6 sq mi) |
Visitation | Approx. 65,000 |
Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
Website | Carnarvon National Park |
See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Carnarvon National Park is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in the Maranoa Region in Central Queensland, Australia.[1] The park is 593 km northwest of Brisbane. It began life as a 26,304-hectare (65,000-acre) reserve gazetted in 1932 to protect Carnarvon Gorge for its outstanding scenic values, its Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultural heritage, and its geological significance.