Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park

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Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park is a rugged protected area in western Tasmania, Australia, renowned for its wild rivers, temperate rainforests, and dramatic gorges within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
wilderness area
containsPart Franklin River valley
Frenchmans Cap area
middle Gordon River
continent Australia
country Australia
crossedByRoad Lyell Highway NERFINISHED
designationYear 1981
hasEcosystemType alpine heath
cool temperate rainforest
wet sclerophyll forest
hasFauna Tasmanian devil
eastern quoll
platypus
spotted-tailed quoll
wedge-tailed eagle (Tasmanian subspecies)
hasFlora Huon pine
myrtle beech
sassafras
hasLandscapeFeature button grass plains
deep river gorges
limestone caves
mountain ranges
temperate rainforest
hasLookout Donaghys Hill Lookout
hasProtectionStatus protected under Tasmanian Nature Conservation Act
protected under World Heritage Convention
hasRiver Denison River NERFINISHED
Franklin River NERFINISHED
Gordon River NERFINISHED
Jane River
Olga River NERFINISHED
hasWalkingTrack Donaghys Hill walking track
Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park self-linksurface differs
surface form: Franklin River Nature Trail

Frenchmans Cap Track
Nelson Falls Nature Trail
IUCNCategory II
knownFor bushwalking
conservation history
rafting and kayaking
remote wilderness
wild rivers
locatedInRegion South West Tasmania
surface form: western Tasmania
managingAuthority Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
surface form: Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania
nearbyTown Derwent Bridge, Tasmania
Strahan, Tasmania
surface form: Queenstown, Tasmania
partOf Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
surface form: Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area extension 1982
proposedDevelopmentOpposed Gordon-below-Franklin Dam NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Franklin Dam controversy
state Tasmania
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site

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Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area contains Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area contains Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park
this entity surface form: Wild Rivers National Park
Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park hasWalkingTrack Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Franklin River Nature Trail