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Regularly-conducted Alpine Sports on the mountain range which forms the western boundary between the
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conducting reconnaissance for landing sites for remote area fire-fighting teams, attempted to land for a break when their landing light ignited the fire in dry grass.
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821:"Aboriginal presence in the high country: new dates from the Namadgi Ranges in the Australian Capital Territory"
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to find more of the wasps, as the bushfire has destroyed 80% of the park since the sighting.
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during winter, and is not uncommon throughout most of the park. The highest mountain is
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genus was found in the park in 2018 and identified in 2020. The species has been named
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Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory
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Entry for Namadgi National Park on protected planet
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Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites
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Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory
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868:"Namadgi National Park Map and Guide"
542:Australian National Insect Collection
495:are commonly seen. The park includes
257:Aboriginal history and custodianship
240:Created in 1984, the park is on the
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1116:Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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700:List of national parks of Australia
341:Namadgi National Park walking trail
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695:Ginini Flats Wetlands Ramsar Site
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223:Australian Capital Territory
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471:The fauna is also varied:
442:Category II protected area
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686:, located within the park
404:Operation Bushfire Assist
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932:"Namadgi National Park"
751:"Namadgi National Park"
560:under the title of the
517:Pseudophryne pengilleyi
401:helicopter, as part of
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825:Australian Archaeology
755:Environment.act.gov.au
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1363:at Wikimedia Commons
1333:by Ron and Viv Moon)
650:cross-country skiing
625:newspaper reported:
180:Managing authorities
152:-35.52694; 148.94611
113:Nearest town or city
537:Epipompilus namadji
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1412:Brindabella Ranges
1279:on 25 January 2014
1243:on 25 January 2014
605:Mt Franklin Chalet
582:Brindabella Ranges
521:endangered species
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1024:14 December
1001:14 December
884:25 February
615:Mt Franklin
532:Epipompilus
528:spider wasp
460:forests to
411:Description
302:is a local
268:Aboriginal
163:Established
150: /
138:148°56′46″E
125:Coordinates
1381:Categories
1044:CAPAD 2014
916:30 January
711:References
574:sub-alpine
324:custodians
304:Aboriginal
266:Yankee Hat
135:35°31′37″S
1308:16 August
1247:16 August
1221:16 August
1089:1175-5334
936:Parks ACT
853:147908250
845:0312-2417
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765:16 August
477:wallabies
372:Corin Dam
328:Ngunnawal
1432:Rock art
1121:3 August
1112:Catalyst
1108:ABC News
976:3 August
678:See also
572:In this
505:sphagnum
489:rosellas
466:wetlands
458:snow gum
432:Canberra
417:Canberra
274:kangaroo
235:Canberra
201:See also
118:Canberra
1283:5 April
1171:30 June
1146:10 June
1068:Zootaxa
578:Bimberi
568:Climate
544:at the
530:in the
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