Editing Deua National Park

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
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'''Deua''' is a [[national park]] located in New South Wales, Australia. It lies {{convert|320|km}} south of Sydney and {{convert|100|km}} east of Canberra. The nearest coastal towns are [[Batemans Bay]], [[Moruya]] and [[Narooma]].

Deua is a remote wilderness area characterized by escarpments, gullies, waterfalls, [[Karst|limestone caves]], pockets of [[Eucryphia moorei|pinkwood]] rainforest, and notable [[eucalyptus]] scenery. It serves as an important refuge for various plant and animal species, many of which are listed as threatened.

The park has traditional associations with Aboriginal people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deua National Park {{!}} Learn more|url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/deua-national-park/learn-more|access-date=2021-09-03|website=NSW National Parks|language=en}}</ref>

== Flora ==

Common eucalyptus species include [[Eucalyptus sieberi|black ash]], [[Eucalyptus cypellocarpa|monkey gum]], [[Eucalyptus obliqua|messmate]] and [[Eucalyptus fraxinoides|white ash]]. Rarer species include the [[Eucalyptus stenostoma|Jilliga ash]] and [[Eucalyptus deuaensis|Mongamulla mallee]]. High-altitude rainforests, dominated by [[Eucryphia moorei|pinkwood]], [[hard water fern]], and [[soft tree fern]], are found in gullies protected from fire. Other habitats include swamps, bogs, riverside forest, and rocky scrub.<ref>National Parks & Wildlife Service – information pamphlet November 2008</ref>

== Fauna ==
Over 106 bird species and 62 mammal species have been recorded within Deua National Park. Noteworthy is the high diversity of birds of prey, including the [[peregrine falcon]] and [[powerful owl]]. The caves provide maternity sites for a variety of bat species.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Deua forest with mist.JPG|[[Eucalyptus sieberi|Black ash]] in mountain mist, Deua National Park
File:Eucalyptus stenostoma trees.JPG|[[Eucalyptus stenostoma|Jilliga ash]], Deua National Park
File:Big Badja 2000-April-09.jpg|summit of [[Big Badja Hill]], Deua National Park
File:Deau forest2.jpg|Moist eucalyptus forest, Deua National Park
File:Deau forest3.jpg|view from Hanging Mountain, Deua National Park
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Protected areas of New South Wales]]
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==References==
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{{National Parks of New South Wales}}
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[[Category:National parks of New South Wales]]
[[Category:South Coast (New South Wales)]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1979]]
[[Category:1979 establishments in Australia]]


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