Editing Croajingolong National Park (section)

==Location and features==
The park is linear in shape and bordered on the southern side by the [[Tasman Sea]] of the [[South Pacific Ocean]], the western side by [[Bemm River]] and the eastern side by the township of [[Mallacoota]]. Its northern boundary consists of dense bushland and low hills. The dimensions of the park are approximately {{convert|80|km}} by {{convert|20|km}}, with an area of {{convert|875|km2}}.  The {{convert|100|km}} Wilderness Coast Walk stretches the entire length of the park along beaches, through heathland and round rocky headlands.

Croajingolong National Park, with the adjoining [[Nadgee Nature Reserve]] in [[New South Wales]], forms one of only twelve [[World Network of Biosphere Reserves|World Biosphere areas]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/biosphere/|department=Department of Sustainability|title=Australia's Biosphere Reserves|publisher=Australian Government|accessdate=8 May 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119051138/http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/biosphere/|archivedate=19 November 2008}}</ref> It contains [[ecosystem]]s, [[habitat]]s and [[gene pool]]s that are [[sustainability|managed sustainably]].  The park encloses the Sandpatch Wilderness Area and is contiguous with the [[Cape Howe Wilderness Area]], the Nadgee Nature Reserve and the [[Cape Howe Marine National Park]].

===Important Bird Area===
The eastern section of the park lies within the [[Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet Important Bird Area]], so identified by [[BirdLife International]] because it supports populations of [[eastern bristlebird]]s and [[pilotbird]]s as well as other significant fauna.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |title=IBA: Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet |accessdate=2011-08-27 |work=Birdata |publisher=Birds Australia |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102341/http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm |archivedate=6 July 2011 }}</ref>