Crater Lakes is a national park in
Far North Queensland,
Queensland
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Australia, 1367 km northwest of
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...
. The park contains two volcanically-formed lakes, Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham (Queensland), 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, (''Agathis australis'').
The average elevation of the terrain is 729 meters.
History
In 1934, the Queensland Government created Lake Barrine National Park and Lake Eacham National Park. In 1988, UNESCO declared the Wet Tropics of Queensland a World Heritage Site 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.
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References
See also
* Protected areas of Queensland
National parks of Far North Queensland
Protected areas established in 1994
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