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{{Redirect|Rocky Cape|the locality in Tasmania|Rocky Cape, Tasmania}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = protected | name = Rocky Cape National Park | state = tas | iucn_category = II | image = Rocky Cape 2009.jpg | caption = Rocky Cape, 2009 | image_alt = | coordinates = {{coord|40|53|59|S|145|32|9|E|display=inline,title}} | relief = yes | map_alt = | map_type = nomap | image2 = <mapframe frameless width="300" height="300" latitude="-40.8992" longitude="145.5359" zoom="10" align="center"> { "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "ids": "Q655191", "properties": { "title": "Rocky Cape National Park", "fill": "#447F06", "stroke-width": 0 } } </mapframe> | caption2 = | image2_alt = Interactive map showing Rocky Cape National Park in Tasmania | nearest_town_or_city = Wynyard, Tasmania | area = 30.64 | area_footnotes = | established = 1967 | established_footnotes = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_footnotes = | managing_authorities = Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service | url = https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/rocky-cape-national-park }} '''Rocky Cape National Park''' is a [[national park]] on the [[North West Tasmania|North West Coast]] of [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]]. It is located at a geographical headland and surrounds the town of [[Sisters Beach, Tasmania|Sisters Beach]]. It is located approximately 365 km by car northwest of State Capital [[Hobart, Australia|Hobart]]. In 2016, the official name of the [[Cape (geography)|cape]] (but not the park) was changed to '''pinmatik / Rocky Cape'''.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Survey Co-ordination |journal=Tasmanian Government Gazette |date=27 January 2016 |page=157 |url=https://www.gazette.tas.gov.au/editions/2016/january_2016/21573_-_Gazette_27_January_2016.pdf |access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> Evidence of Aboriginal occupation dating from 8000 years ago was found by [[Rhys Jones (archaeologist)|Rhys Jones]] in the 1960s. The Rocky Cape Lighthouse was erected in 1968. A research by Melbourne's Monash University found that Rocky Cape National Park is home to some rocks that are thought to be from the [[Grand Canyon]] in Arizona.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Lucas Joel|title=Weird rocks in Australia are a missing piece of the Grand Canyon|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032014-700-weird-rocks-in-australia-are-a-missing-piece-of-the-grand-canyon/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=New Scientist|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-13|title=No word of a lie, geologists have discovered part of the Grand Canyon in Tasmania|url=https://www.contiki.com/six-two/geologists-discovered-grand-canyon-in-tasmania/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=six-two by Contiki|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bennett|first=Lachlan|date=2018-10-29|title=Tasmania’s ancient connection to the Grand Canyon|url=https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/5726804/tasmanias-ancient-connection-to-the-grand-canyon/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=The Advocate|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-30|title=Geologists Discover Part Of The Actual Grand Canyon Down In Tasmania|url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/travel/grand-canyon-in-tasmania-geology/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Pedestrian TV|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Silverman|first=Leah|date=2018-10-29|title=Why Pieces Of The Grand Canyon Were Just Found In Australia|url=https://allthatsinteresting.com/grand-canyon-australia|access-date=2022-02-19|website=All That's Interesting|language=en-US}}</ref> It suggested that Tasmania was once connected to the West Coast of the US. ==See also== * [[Protected areas of Tasmania (Australia)]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Wikivoyage-inline}} * [https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/rocky-cape-national-park Rocky Cape National Park, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service] {{National parks in Tasmania}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:National parks of Tasmania]] [[Category:1967 establishments in Australia]] {{Tasmania-geo-stub}}
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