Fitzgerald River National Park

Fitzgerald River National Park
Western Australia
Gairdner River in the National Park
Fitzgerald River National Park is located in Western Australia
Fitzgerald River National Park
Fitzgerald River National Park
Map
Coordinates33°56′51″S 119°36′55″E / 33.94750°S 119.61528°E / -33.94750; 119.61528
Established1973
Area2,972.11 km2 (1,147.5 sq mi)[1]
Visitation40,000 (in 2008)
Managing authoritiesDepartment of Biodiversity, Conservation, and Attractions
WebsiteFitzgerald River National Park
See alsoList of protected areas of
Western Australia
Fitzgerald River National Park from Point Ann
Royal Hakea

Fitzgerald River National Park is a national park in the Shires of Ravensthorpe and the Shire of Jerramungup in Western Australia, 419 kilometres (260 mi) southeast of Perth. The park is recognised on Australia's National Heritage List for its outstanding diversity of native plant species, including many plants which are unique to the local area.[2] Although the park only occupies 0.2 percent of Western Australia's land surface, it is home to over 20% of the state's native plant species.[3][4]

There is also an eponymous locality, stretching across the shires of Jerramungup and Ravensthorpe, but the boundaries of the national park and the locality are not identical.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report". Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation: 48. 2010. ISSN 1835-114X. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.
  2. ^ "National Heritage Places – Fitzgerald River National Park – DAWE". awe.gov.au. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Fitzgerald River National Park". fitzgeraldcoast.com.au.
  4. ^ "UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on Our Doorstep".
  5. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Australian Protected Areas Dashboard". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 25 September 2024.