The Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves is a group of eleven protected areas consisting of

national park A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual ...

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological o ...

s and one wilderness park located in the

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and Victoria and which was listed as a "place" on the Australian National Heritage List on 7 November 2008 under the '' Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999''. The listing which covers an area of , contains the vast majority of alpine and sub-alpine environments in

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. The listing includes the following protected areas -

Alpine Alpine may refer to any mountainous region. It may also refer to: Places Europe * Alps, a European mountain range ** Alpine states, which overlap with the European range Australia * Alpine, New South Wales, a Northern Village * Alpine National P ...

, Baw Baw, Brindabella, Kosciuszko,

Mount Buffalo Mount Buffalo is a mountain plateau of the Australian Alps and is within the Mount Buffalo National Park in Victoria, Australia. It is located approximately northeast of Melbourne. It is noted for its dramatic scenery. The summit of the high ...

, Namadgi and Snowy River national parks; the Avon Wilderness Park, and the Bimberi, Scabby Range and Tidbinbilla nature reserves.

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Mount Feathertop and Razorback.jpg, Alpine National Park, Victoria: Mount Feathertop and Razorback, spring 2007. Baw-baw-view-gippsland.jpg, Baw Baw National Park, Victoria: Looking east across Gippsland from Mt Baw Baw, autumn 2006. Towards Kosciuszko from Kangaroo Ridge in winter.jpg,

Kosciuszko National Park The Kosciuszko National Park () is a national park and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, for which it is named, and Cabramurra, the highest town in Australia. Its borders contain a mix of rugged mountains and wilde ...

: View towards Mount Kosciuszko, winter 2008. Mt Buffalo, Victoria, Australia.jpg,

Mount Buffalo National Park The Mount Buffalo National Park is a national park in the alpine region of Victoria, Australia. The national park is located approximately northeast of Melbourne in the Australian Alps. Within the national park is Mount Buffalo, a moderately ...

, Victoria: View from Porepunkah towards Mt Buffalo, winter 2003. Yankee Hat art-MJC.jpg, Namadgi National Park,

: Yankee Hat aboriginal artwork. Little River Gorge.jpg, Snowy River National Park, Victoria: Little River Gorge, autumn 2005. Looking northwest from Gibraltar Peak.jpg, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve,

: Looking northwest from the summit of Gibraltar Peak, 2012.

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* * Australian National Heritage List Protected areas established in 2008 2008 establishments in Australia Snowy Mountains Alpine National Park Brindabella Ranges National parks of New South Wales Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory Protected areas of New South Wales Protected areas of Victoria (Australia) {{Australia-geo-stub

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