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Kosciuszko National Park

National Park

Kosciuszko National Park is a 6,900 square kilometer national park containing mainland Australias highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko, for which it is named, as well as Cabramurra, the highest town in Australia. Its borders enclose a mix of rugged mountains and wilderness with an alpine climate, making it popular with recreational skiers and bushwalkers.

Facts
Designation Category
IUCN Category II 1
Established Year
1944 2
Area (sq km)
6900 1
Governing Body
NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Sources
1. Kosciuszko National Park - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, iucn_category
    II
  • Infobox, area_km2
    6900
  • entity-description, realm terrestrial
    Its borders enclose a mix of rugged mountains and wilderness with an alpine climate, making it popular with recreational skiers and bushwalkers.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
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2. Wikidata: Kosciuszko National Park
  • Wikidata Q1755161, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q1755161 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Australia, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Australia
On Continent: Australia, Wikidata item for Australia, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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