Crater Lakes National Park

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:About Template:Infobox Australian place Crater Lakes is a national park in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 1,367 km northwest of Brisbane. The park contains two volcanically-formed lakes, Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham (Yidyam). Both lakes have walking trails around each lake; boat tours are also given at Lake Barrine.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

One of the recognizable features of the park are giant bull kauri pine trees (Agathis microstachya).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The average elevation of the terrain is 729 metres.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 Template:Convert at Lake Barrine and Template:Convert at Lake Eacham.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1994, the Queensland Government merged Lake Barrine National Park and Lake Eacham National Park to form Crater Lakes National Park.<ref>Template:Cite web Alt URL</ref>

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland

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