Boundary Falls

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Boundary Falls
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Location Gibraltar Range National Park, New England, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 29°32′00″S152°14′56″E / 29.53333°S 152.24889°E / -29.53333; 152.24889 Coordinates: 29°32′00″S152°14′56″E / 29.53333°S 152.24889°E / -29.53333; 152.24889

The Boundary Falls is a waterfall that is located within the Gibraltar Range National Park, adjacent to the Gwydir Highway in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. [1]

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Gibraltar Range National Park Protected area in New South Wales, Australia

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The falls are located approximately 63 kilometres (39 mi) east of Glen Innes and 95 kilometres (59 mi) west of Grafton, and a campsite is located nearby on the site of a former sawmill within a dry open eucalypt forest. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gibraltar Range National Park". Department of Environment and Climate Change . Government of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "Boundary Creek Falls (Gibraltar Range National Park)". True Camping. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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