Croajingolong National Park
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Croajingolong National Park Victoria |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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A beach in the Croajingolong National Park; looking north towards Rame Head.
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 Croajingolong National Park
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| Nearest town or city | Mallacoota |
| Coordinates | 37°42′43″S 149°30′30″E / 37.71194°S 149.50833°ECoordinates: 37°42′43″S 149°30′30″E / 37.71194°S 149.50833°E |
| Established | 26 April 1979 |
| Area | 883.55 km2 (341.1 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Parks Victoria |
| Website | Croajingolong National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Victoria |
The Croajingolong National Park is a coastal national park located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. The 88,355-hectare (218,330-acre) national park is situated approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi) east of Melbourne and 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of Sydney.
The name Croajingolong derives from the Australian Aboriginal Krauatungalung words galung, meaning "belonging to" and kraua, meaning "east".
The park is linear in shape and bordered on the southern side by the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean, the western side by Bemm River and the eastern side by the township of Mallacoota. Its northern boundary consists of dense bushland and low hills. The dimensions of the park are approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) by 20 kilometres (12 mi), with an area of 875 square kilometres (338 sq mi). The 100 kilometres (62 mi) Wilderness Coast Walk stretches the entire length of the park along beaches, through heathland and round rocky headlands.
Croajingolong National Park, with the adjoining Nadgee Nature Reserve in New South Wales, forms one of only twelve World Biosphere areas in Australia. It contains ecosystems, habitats and gene pools that are managed sustainably. The park encloses the Sandpatch Wilderness Area and is contiguous with the Cape Howe Wilderness Area, the Nadgee Nature Reserve and the Cape Howe Marine National Park.
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