Английская Википедия:Dharug National Park
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox Australian place The Dharug National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The Шаблон:Convert national park is situated approximately Шаблон:Convert north of the Sydney and Шаблон:Convert west of Шаблон:NSWcity.
The park contains the Great North Road, one of the eleven UNESCO World HeritageШаблон:Endashlisted Australian Convict Sites. These eleven sites present the story of the forced migration of convicts and the ideas and practices of punishment and reform of criminals during this time.[1] The relatively intact Devine's Hill and Finch's Line sections of the Old Great North Road, approximately Шаблон:Convert long and contained within the national park,[2] were inscribed on the World Heritage register in July 2010.
Location and features
The park is bounded by the Yengo National Park, the Wisemans Ferry and Old Great North Roads, McPherson State Forest, private land along Mangrove Creek and the townships of Шаблон:NSWcity and Шаблон:NSWcity.[2] The Popran National Park is located on the eastern bank of Mangrove Creek and the Marramarra National Park is located on the southern shore of the Hawkesbury River; making the Dharug National Park, when combined with adjoining parks, a virtually contiguous area of protected national park stretching from Шаблон:NSWcity in the Hunter Region in the north to Шаблон:NSWcity in the Hills District in the south.[3]
The Dharug National Park lies within the Sydney Basin, a major structural unit of Permian and Triassic age (270-180 million years ago) consisting almost entirely of horizontally bedded sedimentary rocks. The park lies on the northern margin of the Hornsby Plateau; a subdivision of the Sydney Basin.[2]
Fauna
The park is full of birds and animals that you can meet during the tour. You will be greeted by satin bowerbirds, gang-gang cockatoos and green catbirds.[4]
Etymology
The park derives its name from the indigenous Darug people, who are the traditional custodians of the area.[2]
See also
References
External links
Шаблон:National Parks of New South Wales Шаблон:The Hawkesbury River
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