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National Parks

Australia’s six Commonwealth National Parks, the Australian National Botanic Gardens and 58 Commonwealth Marine Parks protect some of the country’s most stunning natural areas and Aboriginal heritage. They are managed by Parks Australia.

Australian National Botanic Gardens

The nations largest living collection of native plants, a site for scientific research and recreation.
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Booderee National Park

Coastal vegetation, cliffs, white sandy beaches, native birdlife and little penguins, on Aboriginal land.
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Christmas Island National Park

Towering rainforest, a seabird paradise and  home to the world’s only population of red land crabs, far out in the Indian Ocean.
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Kakadu National Park

Australia’s largest terrestrial park, World Heritage listed, with abundant birdlife, breathtaking wetlands and a stunning variety of landscapes on Aboriginal land.
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Norfolk Island National Park

Unique and endemic birds and plants have evolved on this Pacific island territory.
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Pulu Keeling National Park

A near pristine Indian Ocean atoll, famed for its birdlife.
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Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

In Australia’s Red Centre, Aboriginal people have looked after this World Heritage desert landscape for tens of thousands of years.
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Australian Marine Parks

The largest representative network of marine parks in the world, with 58 individual parks, home to a vast array of ecosystems and marine plants and animals.
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Map showing all national parks and Australian marine parks managed by Parks Australia
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