Wollemi-Nationalpark

The Wollemi National Park is a national park in the region of the Blue Mountains on the western side of the Great Dividing Range in the Australian state of New South Wales and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. Around 40 % of the national parks are Wilderness Area, which means that they are appropriately protected and managed so that their natural state is maintained.

In 1994, here a previously unknown type of Araucariaceae was discovered and named Wollemia.

The name comes from the Aboriginal and means to be attentive ( residing within the meaning of eyes). In the park there are a number of rock paintings of the Aborigines.

In the park there is the so-called " Firefly Tunnel", an old disused railway tunnel in which proliferate due to its moisture and darkness these insects strong and provide a remarkable illumination.

In this park you can be hiked or driven by canoe. There are three campgrounds in Newnes, in Wheeny Creek and Dunns Swamp, which can be reached by car. Another place, however, must be hiked.

Geography and climate

The park is bounded on the east by the Putty Road, in the south of the Bells Line of Road. In the west, close to grazing land and some small towns; in the north of the Hunter Valley. The nearest large towns are Lithgow and Mudgee in the west, the villages of the Blue Mountains City in the south and Sydney to the Richmond district in the southeast.

Goulburn River National Park, Gardens of Stone National Park, Blue Mountains National Park, Yengo National Park and several State Conservation Areas are adjacent to the Wollemi National Park.

As part of the Blue Mountains, the deep river valleys cut through sandstone plateau of the Wollemi National Park rises from the east to west of 300 m to 1100 m, where the height then drops sharply. With the high precipitation levels increase ( 700-800 mm per year in the east to 1200 up to 1400 mm in the west) and decreases the average temperature. Among the more important rivers of the park include Wolgan River, Colo River, Capertee River and Widden River.

Geology

See also: Blue Mountains (geology) The National Park is located on the western edge of the Sydney Basin and consists mainly of sandstone and clay layers of the Narrabeen Group.

Flora and Fauna

See also: Blue Mountains (flora and fauna) As in other parts of the Blue Mountains eucalyptus dominates the landscape. The discovery of the unknown Wollemia to 1994 was considered a " spectacular "; The exact location is kept secret.