Mount Ossa National Park

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Mount Ossa National Park
Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
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Mount Ossa National Park
Coordinates 20°58′45″S148°49′12″E / 20.97917°S 148.82000°E / -20.97917; 148.82000 Coordinates: 20°58′45″S148°49′12″E / 20.97917°S 148.82000°E / -20.97917; 148.82000
Established 1994
Area 4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
See also Protected areas of Queensland

Mount Ossa is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 838 km northwest of Brisbane. [1]

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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References

  1. "Mount Ossa National Park — facts and maps". Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 October 2018.