Crater Lakes National Park
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Crater Lakes is a national park in
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, 1,367 km northwest of
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. The park contains two volcanically-formed lakes, Lake Barrine and Lake Eacham (Yidyam). Both lakes have walking trails around each lake; boat tours are also given at Lake Barrine. One of the recognizable features of the park are giant bull kauri pine trees ('' Agathis microstachya''). The average elevation of the terrain is 729 metres.


History

In 1934, the Queensland Government created Lake Barrine National Park and Lake Eacham National Park. In 1988,
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declared the
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with 14 areas protected, one of which was at Lake Barrine and at Lake Eacham. In 1994, the Queensland Government merged Lake Barrine National Park and Lake Eacham National Park to form Crater Lakes National Park.Alt URL
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