Barrington Tops State Conservation Area | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,276 m (4,186 ft) |
Coordinates | 31°57.449′S151°25.704′E / 31.957483°S 151.428400°E Coordinates: 31°57.449′S151°25.704′E / 31.957483°S 151.428400°E |
Geography | |
Location | Barrington Tops, Australia |
Country | Australia |
Parent range | Mount Royal Range |
Barrington Tops State Conservation Area is a protected area in the Australian state of New South Wales in the Barrington Tops region. It was previously known as the Polblue and Barrington Tops Crown Reserves. The conservation area was created in January 2003. It covers an area of 8,446 hectares. [1] Unlike the adjacent national park mining is allowed in a State Conservation Area. [2] Zircon, sapphire and rubies were formed from the nearby Barrington Volcano in the Eocene epoch. [3]
Gondwana Rainforests, extend to Queensland in the southeast to the Barrington Tops northwest of Newcastle. 270 endangered plant and animal species can be found in it. [4]
The Barrington Tops National Park is a protected national park located in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia. Gazetted in 1969, the 76,512-hectare (189,070-acre) park is situated between Scone, Singleton, Dungog, Gloucester and East Gresford.
Tapin Tops National Park is an 110 km2 (42 sq mi) national park that is located in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately 120 km (75 mi) to 310 km (193 mi) north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and south. Situated at the northern end of the Sydney Basin bioregion, the Hunter Valley is one of the largest river valleys on the NSW coast, and is most commonly known for its wineries and coal industry.
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Brumlow Top is a mountain on the Barrington Tops plateau, in the Mid-Coast Council in New South Wales, Australia.
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