Border Ranges (Australia)
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Border Ranges National Park New South Wales |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Brindle Creek in the Border Ranges National Park is an impressive rainforest stream.
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 Border Ranges National Park
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| Nearest town or city | Kyogle |
| Coordinates | 28°21′35″S 152°59′10″E / 28.35972°S 152.98611°ECoordinates: 28°21′35″S 152°59′10″E / 28.35972°S 152.98611°E |
| Established | 8 June 1979 |
| Area | 317.29 km2 (122.5 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Website | Border Ranges National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
The Border Ranges National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. A small portion of the national park is also located in South East Queensland. The 31,729-hectare (78,400-acre) park is situated approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Brisbane, north of Kyogle.
The park is part of the Shield Volcano Group World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986 and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.
The Border Ranges region, which includes the McPherson Range, Tweed Range, Lamington Plateau and Levers Plateau, were formed from the erosion of the Tweed Volcano over many years. A number of volcanic plugs remain in the Border Ranges National Park. Notable for extensive stands of Nothofagus moorei (Antarctic beech), the park offers a 64 kilometres (40 mi) gravel road circuit through sub tropical, cool and warm temperate rainforest types. The area was extensively logged during the 20th century, providing timber to a number of nearby sawmills. The Lions Road and the Sydney–Brisbane rail corridor pass through the park at its narrow middle section.
Border Ranges and Lamington National Park are recognised as a biodiversity hotspot, containing a mixture of northern and southern flora species (the McPherson-Macleay overlap) with a number of endemic, rare and endangered species. Fauna is similarly diverse and species like the Hastings River mouse, have been rediscovered in the park in recent years.
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