Editing Protected areas of Tasmania (section)

==National parks==
A [[national park]] in Tasmania is defined as a large natural area of land containing a representative or outstanding sample of major natural regions, features or scenery. National parks serve to protect and maintain the natural and cultural values of the area of land while providing for ecologically sustainable recreation.<ref name=NCA2002/><ref name=TPWSCategories/> There are 19 national parks covering a terrestrial area of about {{Convert|1468000|ha|abbr=on}}, the largest protected area category in Tasmania.<ref name=ReserveSummaryList/><ref name=TasResEstate2016/><ref name=CAPAD2014/>

'''IUCN Ia or Ib'''
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*[[Maria Island National Park|Maria Island]]
*[[Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park|Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair]]
*[[Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park|Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers]]
*[[Savage River National Park|Savage River]]
*[[Southwest National Park|Southwest]]
*[[Walls of Jerusalem National Park|Walls of Jerusalem]]
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'''IUCN II'''
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*[[Ben Lomond National Park|Ben Lomond]]
*[[Douglas-Apsley National Park|Douglas-Apsley]]
*[[Freycinet National Park|Freycinet]]
*[[Hartz Mountains National Park|Hartz Mountains]]
*[[Kent Group National Park|Kent Group]]
*[[Mole Creek Karst National Park|Mole Creek Karst]]
*[[Mount Field National Park|Mount Field]]
*[[Mount William National Park|Mount William]]
*[[Narawntapu National Park|Narawntapu]]
*[[Rocky Cape National Park|Rocky Cape]]
*[[South Bruny National Park|South Bruny]]
*[[Strzelecki National Park|Strzelecki]]
*[[Tasman National Park|Tasman]]
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===National parks (marine)===
Three national parks also have a marine protected area component. These cover about {{Convert|48000|ha|abbr=on}} of state waters.<ref name=ReserveSummaryList/><ref name=TasResEstate2016/>

* Kent Group (forms part of [[Kent Group National Park]])
* [[Maria Island]] (forms part of [[Maria Island National Park]])
* [[Port Davey, Tasmania|Port Davey]]/Bathurst (forms part of [[Southwest National Park]])