Wellington Park
Wellington Park | |
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![]() Hobart with Mount Wellington in the background | |
Nearest city | Hobart |
Coordinates | 42°53′S 147°10′E / 42.89°S 147.16°E[1] |
Area | 182.5[2] |
Established | November 1, 1993 |
Visitors | 280,491[3] |
Operator | Wellington Park Management Trust |
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Wellington Park is the protected area which encompasses kunanyi / Mount Wellington and surrounds near Hobart, Tasmania. There are numerous hiking and mountain bike tracks within the park of varying difficulty.
Protection
[edit]Although it carries the same status as a national park (IUCN protected area category II[2]), because the park contains private land it cannot technically be reserved as a national park.[4]
Management
[edit]Wellington Park is administered by the Wellington Park Management Trust established in 1993 whose members include: Hobart and Glenorchy City Councils, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service, DPIPWE, TasWater and Tourism Tasmania.[5] The Wellington Park Management Trust is outlined in the Wellington Park Act 1993.[6]
Gallery
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Wellington Park on OpenStreetMap". openstreetmap.org. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b "CAPAD 2014". environment.gov.au. Commonwealth of Australia. 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Annual Report 2015-16" (PDF). wellingtonpark.org. Wellington Park Management Trust. 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Wellington Park FAQ". wellingtonpark.org.au. Wellington Park Management Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Wellington Park Management". wellingtonpark.org.au. Wellington Park Management Trust. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Wellington Park Act 1993". www.austlii.edu.au. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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