Protected areas of Australia

The national park system of Australia is maintained by Environment Australia, with the execption of the Great Barrier Reef, which is managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

NOTE - this is only a small portion of the quote of national parks in Australia. Each state is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the parks within its boundaries. Environment Australia is responsible only for the Commonwealth and off-shore parks eg. in the Northern Territory, the ACT (Australian Capital Territory), the Cocos-Keeling Islands Territory, the Christmas Island Territory, and finally the Norfolk Island Territory.

National Parks

• Booderee National Park
• Christmas Island National Park and Conservancy
• Kakadu National Park
• Norfolk Island National Park
• Pulu Keeling National Park and Cocos (Keeling) Islands Conservancy
• Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park

Botanical Gardens

• Australian National Botanic Gardens
• Norfolk Island Botanic Garden
• Booderee Botanic Gardens

National Nature Reserves

• Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve
• Coringa - Herald National Nature Reserve
• Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve
• Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve
• Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve

Marine Parks

• Great Australian Bight Marine Park
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
• Lord Howe Island Marine Park
• Macquarie Island Marine Park
• Ningaloo Marine Park

Marine Reserves

• Cartier Island Marine Reserve
• Solitary Islands Marine Reserve
• Tasmanian Seamounts Marine Reserve

Historic Shipwrecks

• Aarhus Historic Shipwreck
• Cato Historic Shipwreck (located within the protected zone around HMS Porpoise)
• Clonmel Historic Shipwreck
• Emden Historic Shipwreck
• Foam Historic Shipwreck
• Gothenburg Historic Shipwreck
• HMS Pandora Historic Shipwreck
• HMS Porpoise Historic Shipwreck
• I-24 Historic Shipwreck (Japanese submarine)
• Lady Darling Historic Shipwreck
• Llewellyn Historic Shipwreck
• SS Dunkenfeld Historic Shipwreck
• Yongala Historic Shipwreck
• Zuytdorp Historic Shipwreck

SEE ALSO:

• National Parks (Australian Capital Territory)
• National Parks (New South Wales, Australia)
• National Parks (Northern Territory, Australia)
• National Parks (Queensland, Australia)
• National Parks (South Australia)
• National Parks (Tasmania, Australia)
• National Parks (Victoria, Australia)
• National Parks (Western Australia)

Links

• Environment Australia: http://www.ea.gov.au/index.html