Jane National Park is a national park in the South West region of

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, south of

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. It is located adjacent to the west of the much larger

Shannon National Park Shannon National Park is a national park on the south coast of Western Australia, south of Perth and southeast of Manjimup. It was declared a national park in 1988. The park covers the entire Shannon River basin. It is part of the larger Walp ...

, in the

Shire of Manjimup The Shire of Manjimup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Manjimup. History The Shire area ...

. It is located in the

Warren bioregion Warren, also known as Karri Forest Region and the Jarrah-Karri forest and shrublands ecoregion, is a biogeographic region in southern Western Australia. Located in the southwest corner of Western Australia between Cape Naturaliste and Albany, i ...

. Jane National Park was created in 2004 as Class A reserve No. 47666 with a size of by an

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by the

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on 8 December 2004, as one of 19 national parks proclaimed in the state that day. The national park, on land whose

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are the Bibbulman people, is predominantly made up of old growth forest. It was named after his daughter Jane by Pemberton forester-in-charge John D’Espessis in 1946, originally as Jane Forrest. It has no facilities, but the

Bibbulmun Track The Bibbulmun Track is a long-distance walk trail in Western Australia. It runs from Kalamunda in the east of Perth to Albany, and is long. It is managed by government agencies, and has a foundation. It traverses the Darling Range and has i ...

runs through the national park.

References

{{National Parks of Western Australia National parks of Western Australia Protected areas established in 2004 South West (Western Australia) 2004 establishments in Australia IUCN Category II Warren bioregion