Editing Willi Willi National Park

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The '''Willi Willi National Park''' is a [[state park|protected]] [[national park]] located on the [[North Coast (New South Wales)|North Coast]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. [[Government gazette|Gazetted]] in 1996, the {{convert|29870|ha|adj=on}} park is situated {{convert|325|km}} northeast of [[Sydney]] and {{convert|60|km}} west of {{NSWcity|Wauchope}}.

The park is part of the Hastings-Macleay group [[World Heritage Site]] [[Gondwana Rainforests of Australia]] inscribed in 1986<ref name="ausgovdep">{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/gondwana/index.html |title=Gondwana Rainforests of Australia |access-date=10 September 2014|work=[[Department of the Environment (Australia)|Department of the Environment]]|publisher=[[Australian Government]] }}</ref> and added to the [[Australian National Heritage List]] in 2007.<ref name=anhl>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=105135|title=Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia|work=Australian Heritage Database: [[Department of the Environment (Australia)|Department of the Environment]]|date=2014|access-date=10 September 2014|publisher=[[Australian Government]]}}</ref>

The park is quite noticeable from nearby {{NSWcity|Port Macquarie}} as a tall [[escarpment]] to the north west. The park is between the [[Macleay River]] and [[Hastings River]] valleys and includes Kemps Pinnacle and [[Mount Banda Banda]], both over {{convert|1100|m}} [[Australian Height Datum|above sea level]].

This is one of the most beautiful parks in [[New South Wales]]. Its diversity offers naturalists everything they need, there are protected species of plants, birds and animals, as well as a beautiful rainforest environment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Willi Willi National Park|url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/willi-willi-national-park|access-date=2022-01-09|website=NSW National Parks|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Protected areas of New South Wales]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0102 Willi Willi National Park] at the [[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]]

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[[Category:National parks of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1996]]
[[Category:Gondwana Rainforests of Australia]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Australia]]


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