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The area provides habitat for many rare plants and animals. Almost 600 species of plants are known to exist within the park. About 30 of these plants are aquatic and swamp varieties that inhabit the permanent pools found along the
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Corporation prior to entering the park. There are no visitor facilities or marked walk trails in the park. Rangers do not patrol the park and no food, fuel or mechanical services exist within the park or at Carson River
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within its boundaries. Access to the park is gained via the track from Carson River
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The first
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The park is the largest and least accessible in the
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also inhabit the area, two of which are not found elsewhere. Species such as fan palms,
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The park is a good example of untouched
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A variety of fauna also exist within the park, including over 100 species of
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396:"About Australia Travel Guides - Drysdale River National Park"
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and paperbarks are also found along the watercourses.
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The park lies about 100 km (62 mi) south of
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513:"AusAnthrop Australian Aboriginal tribal database"
309:of the area that the river flows through are the
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539:"Drysdale River National Park (Place ID 106017)"
213:, 2,168 kilometres (1,347 mi) northeast of
491:"About Australia-Drysdale River National Park"
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171:Department of Environment and Conservation
160:4,482.64 km (1,730.8 sq mi)
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469:"Department of Environment - Park Finder"
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336:committee on National Parks in 1955.
224:and 150 km (93 mi) west of
1179:Protected areas of Western Australia
346:Protected areas of Western Australia
1213:Protected areas established in 1974
1203:National parks of Western Australia
598:National parks of Western Australia
18:Protected area in Western Australia
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57:The King George Falls in June 2008
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1218:1974 establishments in Australia
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418:"Drysdale River National Park"
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1208:Kimberley (Western Australia)
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334:Australian Academy of Science
1127:Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater
544:Australian Heritage Database
271:Rivers. About 25 species of
203:Drysdale River National Park
182:Drysdale River National Park
82:Drysdale River National Park
25:Drysdale River National Park
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1223:Kimberley tropical savanna
205:is a national park in the
193:List of protected areas of
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1168:Helena and Aurora Ranges
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897:Matuwa Kurrara Kurrara
515:. 2009. Archived from
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133:15.16139°S 126.77639°E
947:Mount Frankland South
942:Mount Frankland North
907:Millstream Chichester
549:Australian Government
300:salt water crocodiles
757:Goldfields Woodlands
166:Managing authorities
138:-15.16139; 126.77639
99:Nearest town or city
882:Leeuwin-Naturaliste
384:on 11 January 2011.
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1027:Sir James Mitchell
982:Niiwalarra Islands
702:Dirk Hartog Island
677:Cape Range (South)
612:Alexander Morrison
330:Gibb River Station
307:traditional owners
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211:Western Australia
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30:Western Australia
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1198:IUCN Category II
1117:Wiltshire-Butler
1067:Walpole-Nornalup
787:Greater Kingston
777:Greater Dordagup
772:Greater Beedelup
732:Fitzgerald River
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39:IUCN category
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1057:Tunnel Creek
1052:Tuart Forest
987:Peak Charles
877:Lawley River
832:John Forrest
737:Forest Grove
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707:Drovers Cave
692:Danggu Gorge
553:. Retrieved
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1112:William Bay
1092:Waychinicup
927:Moore River
902:Midgegooroo
647:Boyndaminup
622:Badgingarra
617:Avon Valley
555:27 November
427:16 December
402:16 December
149:Established
136: /
124:126°46′35″E
111:Coordinates
1192:Categories
1097:Wellington
1062:Warlibirri
1047:Torndirrup
1017:Serpentine
997:Porongurup
912:Milyeannup
852:Karlamilyi
797:Greenmount
762:Goongarrie
752:Gloucester
747:Frank Hann
672:Cape Range
352:References
249:waterfalls
237:Aboriginal
209:region of
121:15°09′41″S
1163:Edel Land
1147:Yelverton
1132:Wooditjup
1007:Purnululu
957:Mount Roe
867:Lake Muir
837:Kalamunda
802:Gull Rock
662:Cape Arid
637:Boorabbin
378:1835-114X
321:peoples.
311:Ngarinjin
296:wallabies
222:Kalumburu
207:Kimberley
104:Kalumburu
1156:Proposed
1137:Yalgorup
1087:Watheroo
1072:Walyunga
977:Neerabup
967:Murujuga
872:Lakeside
847:Karijini
842:Kalbarri
817:Hilliger
687:Dalgarup
652:Brockman
523:30 April
340:See also
326:Brockman
319:Wilawila
265:Drysdale
233:airstrip
189:See also
1142:Yanchep
1107:Whicher
1022:Shannon
972:Nambung
892:Lesueur
807:Hassell
605:Current
255:of the
226:Wyndham
177:Website
1082:Warren
1077:Wandoo
1042:Tathra
1037:Stokes
992:Pimbee
917:Mirima
862:Korung
812:Helena
722:Easter
657:Bunuba
551:. 2010
493:. 2010
471:. 2010
423:. 2007
398:. 2008
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298:, and
269:Carson
253:creeks
245:gorges
1012:Scott
727:Eucla
627:Beelu
497:5 May
475:5 May
453:5 May
421:(PDF)
284:birds
215:Perth
827:Jane
557:2010
525:2012
499:2010
477:2010
455:2010
429:2008
404:2008
374:ISSN
317:and
315:Miwa
305:The
292:bats
273:fern
267:and
251:and
157:Area
152:1974
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