| Boonoo Boonoo National Park New South Wales | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
) Northern view of Boonoo Boonoo river from the falls lookout platform | |
)  Boonoo Boonoo National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Tenterfield |
| Coordinates | 28°49′03″S 152°10′42″E / 28.81750°S 152.17833°E |
| Established | 1982 |
| Area | 43.77 km2 (16.9 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales) |
| Website | Boonoo Boonoo National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
Boonoo Boonoo National Park (pronounced 'bunna bunoo'[2]) is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 571 km north of Sydney and 26 kilometres north east of Tenterfield off Mount Lindesay Road.
The Boonoo Boonoo River passes through the park and includes a cascading 210-metre waterfall and a rainforest filled gorge. Bushwalking, swimming and bush camping are among the attractions of this area.
Boonoo Boonoo is the Aboriginal name given to the area which means 'poor country with no animals to provide food', however, the environment changed and it became home to Kangaroos and Wallabies.[3]
See also
- Protected areas of New South Wales
- List of reduplicated Australian place names
- High Conservation Value Old Growth forest
References
- ^ "Department of Environment Climate Change and Water Annual Report 2009-10". Annual Report. Department of Environment Climate Change and Water: 274–275. November 2010. ISSN 1838-5958.
- ^ "Boonoo Boonoo National Park | NSW National Parks". Environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Boonoo Boonoo National Park | Learn more | NSW National Parks". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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