Editing Wollumbin National Park

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'''Wollumbin National Park''' (previously known as 'Mount Warning National Park')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0183 |title=Wollumbin National Park |publisher=NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (Environment.nsw.gov.au) |date=24 September 2013 |access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> is a [[national park]] located in northern New South Wales, Australia, {{convert|642|km}} north of Sydney near the border with the state of [[Queensland]]. It surrounds [[Mount Warning]], part of a remnant [[caldera]] of a much larger [[extinct volcano]] (the [[Tweed volcano]]). The park is administered by the [[NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]].  The park is part of the [[Scenic Rim]] [[Important Bird Area]], identified as such by [[BirdLife International]] because of its importance in the conservation of several species of [[threatened]] birds.<ref name=bli>BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Scenic Rim. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-10-03.</ref> In addition to numerous bird species, [[Morelia spilota|carpet python]], [[land mullet]], [[Cryptophis nigrescens|eastern small-eyed snake]], [[lace monitor]], [[Hemiaspis signata|black-bellied marsh snake]] and [[long-nosed potoroo]] can be found here.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wollumbin National Park {{!}} Learn more|url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/wollumbin-national-park/learn-more|access-date=2022-01-12|publisher=NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service|language=en}}</ref>

'''Wollumbin''' rises to 1157 metres above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wollumbin National Park|url=https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/wollumbin-national-park|access-date=2022-01-11|publisher=NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:A171, Mount Warning National Park, Australia, from summit soon after daybreak, 2007.JPG|thumb|left|From summit at sunrise]]
The park incorporates lands of traditional significance to the local [[Bundjalung people]].  The local [[indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] name for the mountain is ''"Wollumbin"''; meaning, "cloud-catcher", or alternatively "fighting chief of the mountains".  The mountain's English name was bestowed on it by Lieutenant [[James Cook]] in May 1770, as his expedition in command of the [[HM Bark Endeavour|''Endeavour'']] passed it by on their route northwards along the eastern coastline of Australia. The designation "Mount Warning" was meant to indicate the danger of the offshore reefs they encountered.  The park was reserved for public recreation in 1928 and dedicated as a national park in 1966.  The Park is part of the Shield Volcano Group of the [[World Heritage Site]] [[Gondwana Rainforests of Australia]] inscribed in 1986 and added to the [[Australian National Heritage List]] in 2007.

==See also==
* [[Protected areas of New South Wales]]
* [[High Conservation Value Old Growth forest]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://mtwarning.com/ MountWarning.com]
* [http://www.tropicalnsw.com.au/nationalparks/warning.html NSW AUSTRALIA ACCOMMODATION AND TOURIST GUIDE site]
* [http://www.bigvolcano.com.au/natural/summary.htm 1985 UNESCO Application Summary Document – The Tweed Volcano Group]
* [http://www.mountwarningwebcam.com An alternative historical view of the naming of this mountain based on traditional owners perspective]

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[[Category:National parks of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1967]]
[[Category:Gondwana Rainforests of Australia]]
[[Category:Forests of New South Wales]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of New South Wales]]


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