Crater Lakes is a national park in

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, 1367 km northwest of

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. The park contains two volcanically-formed lakes,

Lake Barrine Lake Barrine is a freshwater lake on the eastern parts of Atherton Tableland in the locality of Lake Barrine, in the Tablelands Region of Far North Queensland, Australia, close to Lake Eacham. The lake and surrounds are protected within th ...

and Lake Eacham (Yidyam). Both lakes have walking trails around the lake; boat tours are also given at Lake Barrine. One of the recognizable features of the park are giant bull kauri pine trees (''Agathis australis''). The average elevation of the terrain is 729 meters.

History

In 1934, the Queensland Government created

Lake Barrine National Park Crater Lakes is a national park in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 1367 km northwest of Brisbane. The park contains two volcanically-formed lakes, Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham (Yidyam). Both lakes have walking trails around the ...

and Lake Eacham National Park. In 1988,

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declared the

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with 14 areas protected, one of which was at Lake Barrine and at Lake Eacham. In 1994, the Queensland Government merged Lake Barrine National Park and Lake Eacham National Park to form Crater Lakes National Park.Alt URL
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