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Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. It contains a staggering 1966 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 33,780 kmē (14.84% of the states area). 36 of these are National parks, totalling 25,774 kmē (11.32% of the states area).The Parks are managed by Parks Victoria, a state government organisation. There are also many smaller state areas which are subject to commercial activity such as logging.
1 Indigenous Protected Areas
2 National Parks
- Alfred
- Alpine
- Baw Baw
- Brisbane Ranges
- Burrowa-Pine Mountain
- Chiltern Box-Ironbark
- Churchill
- Coopracambra
- Croajingolong
- Dandenong Ranges
- Errinundra
- French Island
- GrampiansThe Grampians is a national park in Victoria ( Australia), 235 km west of Melbourne. The Grampians feature a striking series of sandstone mountain ranges. The ranges were named in 1836 by NSW Surveyor-General Sir Thomas Mitchell after the Grampian Mountai
- Hattah-KulkyneHattah-Kulkyne is a national park in Victoria ( Australia), 417 km northwest of Melbourne. Fact sheet Area 480. 00 kmē Latitude 34° 41' 14" S Longitude 142° 22' 54" E Date of establishment 1960 Managing authorities Parks Victoria IUCN category II See also
- KinglakeKinglake is a national park in Victoria ( Australia), 50 km northeast of Melbourne. Fact sheet Area 216. 00 kmē Latitude 37° 24' 23" S Longitude 145° 12' 39" E Date of establishment 1926 Managing authorities Parks Victoria IUCN category II See also Protec
- Lake EildonLake Eildon is a national park in Victoria ( Australia), 111 km northeast of Melbourne. Fact sheet Area 277. 50 kmē Latitude 37° 07' 46" S Longitude 145° 52' 08" E Date of establishment 1957 Managing authorities Parks Victoria IUCN category II See also Pr
- LindLind is a national park in Victoria ( Australia), 353 km east of Melbourne. Fact sheet Area 13. 70 kmē Latitude 37° 34' 14" S Longitude 148° 57' 37" E Date of establishment 1925 Managing authorities Parks Victoria IUCN category II See also Protected areas
- Little DesertThe Little Desert is a national park in Victoria ( Australia), 359 km west of Melbourne. It was established in the late 1960s after the state government announced an intention to sell off uncommited Crown Land for agriculture. The area in question held a
- Lower GlenelgLower Glenelg is a national park in Victoria ( Australia), 323 km west of Melbourne. Fact sheet Area 273. 00 kmē Latitude 38° 03' 58" S Longitude 141° 17' 19" E Date of establishment 1969 Managing authorities Parks Victoria IUCN category II See also Prote
- Mitchell RiverMitchell River is a national park in Victoria ( Australia), 211 km east of Melbourne. Fact sheet Area 119. 00 kmē Latitude 37° 39' 20" S Longitude 147° 20' 44" E Date of establishment 1986 Managing authorities Parks Victoria IUCN category II See also Prot
- Mornington Peninsula
- Morwell
- Mount Buffalo
- Mount Eccles
- Mount Richmond
- Murray-Sunset
- Organ Pipes
- Otway
- Port Campbell
- Snowy River
- Tarra-Bulga
- Terrick Terrick
- The Lakes
- Wilsons Promontory
- Wyperfeld
- Yarra Ranges
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