The Gundabooka National Park is a
protected
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national park
A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...
in the
north-west
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region of
New South Wales, in eastern
Australia
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. The national park is located approximately northwest of
Sydney
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. The nearest town is , to the north.
The national park is located adjacent to both the
Darling River and the
Toorale National Park, both located on the northwest boundary of the national park. Mount Gunderbooka and the Gunderbooka Range is located within the park. Prior to becoming a park the area was home to the Ngemba and a sheep
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
.
Petroglyph
A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...
rock art and ancestral ceremonial grounds are located inside the park. It has many exotic plants.
Large open plains, ends of grassy forests and rusty rocky cliffs dominate the landscape.
Grey-crowned babbler
The grey-crowned babbler (''Pomatostomus temporalis'') is a species of bird in the family Pomatostomidae.
It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lo ...
in the park
Staying Still 17 - Back O' Bourke.jpg
Floodwaters near Yanda Campground, Gundabooka State Conservation Area.jpg, Floodwaters near Yanda campground
See also
*
Protected areas of New South Wales
References
External links
*
National parks of New South Wales
1996 establishments in Australia
North West Slopes
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