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Protected areas of Australia are maintained by the Department of the Environment and Heritage, with the exception of the Great Barrier Reef, which is managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority , a body within the department.NOTE - this is only a small portion of the protected areas in Australia. Each state is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the areas within its boundaries. Environment Australia is responsible only for the Commonwealth and off-shore parks in the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, the Christmas Island Territory, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory, the Norfolk Island Territory and the Australian Antarctic Territory.
1 Protected areas of Australia
1.1 Botanical Gardens
1.2 Historic Shipwrecks
1.3 Marine National Nature Reserves
- Ashmore Reef
- Coringa-Herald
- Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs
- Lihou Reef (Coral Sea and Island territory)
- Mermaid Reef
1.4 Marine Parks
- Great Australian Bight
- Great Barrier Reef
- Lord Howe IslandLord Howe Island Marine Park consists of the waters to 3 nautical miles off Lord Howe Island, Ball's Pyramid and a New South Wales state marine park. The waters 3 to 12 nautical miles from Lord Howe Island and Ball's Pyramid were declared a federal marine
- Macquarie Island
- Ningaloo
1.5 Marine Reserves
- Cartier Island
- Solitary Islands
- Tasmanian Seamounts
1.6 National Parks
- BoodereeBooderee National Park is located in the Jervis Bay Territory of Australia, on the southern coast of Jervis Bay, approximately 200 km south of Sydney that is noted for its white sand beaches. Booderee NP is extremely popular with campers, and its numerous
- Christmas Island
- KakaduKakadu National Park Location Northern Territory, Australia''Nearest City Darwin Latitude 12° 06' 06" S Longitude 132° 22' 47" E Area 19,804. 00 km˛ Date of Establishment 1981 Governing Bodies Environment Australia / Parks Australia Aboriginal traditional
- Norfolk Island
- Pulu Keeling
- Uluru-Kata TjutaUluru-Kata Tjuta is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia, 1431 km (890 miles) south of Darwin. Its most important sites, after which it is named, are Uluru (formerly Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (formerly The Olgas). Its major tourist reso
1.7 Specially Protected Areas
(part of the Antarctic Treaty Areas)
- No. 1
- No. 2
- No. 3
- Heard and McDonald Islands
1.8 Special Scientific Interest Sites
(part of the Antarctic Treaty Areas)
- No. 7
- No. 16
- No. 17
- No. 25
For areas managed on state/territory level see:
- Protected areas of the Australian Capital TerritoryThe Australian Capital Territory contains 8 separate protected areas with a total land area of 1,230 km˛ (50. 59% of the territory's area). They are managed on territory level by Environment ACT. Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory Nationa
- Protected areas of New South Wales (Australia)New South Wales contains 549 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 49,533 km˛ (6. 18% of the state’s area). 150 of these are National parks, totalling 41,723 km˛ (5. 21% of the state’s area). Protected areas of New South Wales Flora Reserves
- Protected areas of the Northern Territory (Australia)The Northern Territory contains 95 separate Protected Areas with a total area of 53,505 km˛ (land area: 51,269 km˛ 3. 81% of the territory’s area). Ten of these are National parks, totalling 19,622 km˛ (1. 46% of the territory’s area). Four are Aboriginal
- Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)Queensland is the second largest mainland state in Australia. It contains 470 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 69,388 km˛ (4. 02% of the state’s area). 216 of these are National parks, which is the highest number of any Australian state
- Protected areas of South Australia
- Protected areas of Tasmania (Australia)
- Protected areas of Victoria (Australia)
- Protected areas of Western Australia
