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The Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves is a group of eleven
protected areas Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewoo ...
consisting of
national park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
s,
nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...
s and one wilderness park located in the
Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal States and territories of Australia, territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory, an ...
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New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
and Victoria and which was listed as a "place" on the Australian National Heritage List on 7 November 2008 under the '' Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999''. The listing which covers an area of , contains the vast majority of alpine and sub-alpine environments in
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
. The listing includes the following protected areas - Alpine, Baw Baw, Brindabella, Kosciuszko, Mount Buffalo, Namadgi and Snowy River national parks; the Avon Wilderness Park, and the Bimberi, Scabby Range and Tidbinbilla nature reserves.


Gallery

Mount Feathertop and Razorback.jpg, Alpine National Park, Victoria: Mount Feathertop and Razorback, spring 2007. Baw-baw-view-gippsland.jpg, Baw Baw National Park, Victoria: Looking east across
Gippsland Gippsland () is a rural region in the southeastern part of Victoria, Australia, mostly comprising the coastal plains south of the Victorian Alps (the southernmost section of the Great Dividing Range). It covers an elongated area of east of th ...
from Mt Baw Baw, autumn 2006. Towards Kosciuszko from Kangaroo Ridge in winter.jpg,
Kosciuszko National Park The Kosciuszko National Park ( ) is a national park and contains mainland Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, for which it is named, and Cabramurra, New South Wales, Cabramurra, the highest town in Australia. Its borders contain a mix o ...
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New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
: View towards
Mount Kosciuszko Mount Kosciuszko ( ; ; Ngarigo: ) is the highest mountain of the mainland Australia, at above sea level. It is located on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuszko National Park, a part of the Australian Alps National Parks and ...
, winter 2008. Mt Buffalo, Victoria, Australia.jpg, Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria: View from Porepunkah towards Mt Buffalo, winter 2003. Yankee Hat art-MJC.jpg, Namadgi National Park,
Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal States and territories of Australia, territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory, an ...
: Yankee Hat aboriginal artwork. Little River Gorge.jpg, Snowy River National Park, Victoria: Little River Gorge, autumn 2005. Looking northwest from Gibraltar Peak.jpg, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve,
Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory until 1938, is an internal States and territories of Australia, territory of Australia. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, is situated within the territory, an ...
: Looking northwest from the summit of Gibraltar Peak, 2012.


See also

* Australian Alps *
List of Australian Capital Territory protected areas The Australian Capital Territory as of 2014 contains 46 separate protected areas with a total land area of or 55.5% of the territory's area, and which managed by Territory and Municipal Services of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Ass ...
* Protected areas of New South Wales *
Protected areas of Victoria Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. it contained separate protected areas with a total land area of (17.64% of the state's area). The parks are managed by Parks Victoria, a state government agency. There are also many sma ...


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* * Australian National Heritage List Protected areas established in 2008 2008 establishments in Australia Snowy Mountains Alpine National Park Brindabella Ranges National parks of New South Wales Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory Protected areas of New South Wales Protected areas of Victoria (state) {{Australia-geo-stub