Cradle Mountain - Lake St. Clair ( Eng. Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park ) - a national park in the region ( Tasmania , Australia ). It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “ Wildlife of Tasmania ” [1] .
| Cradle Mountain - Lake St. Clair | |
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| English Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | |
 In the foreground is Lake Dov , in the background are the Little Horn Mountains (left) and Cradle (right). | |
| IUCN Category II ( National Park ) | |
| basic information | |
| Square | 1614.43 km² |
| Established | 1922 year |
| Attendance | 209,000 people ( 2005 ) |
| Management organization | |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Tasmania |
| Area | Central Highlands |
| Nearest town | Queenstown |
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Description
The park was founded in 1922 with the active participation of an Australian amateur botanist of Austrian origin, (1874-1932; buried here in the valley). In his honor, the local dolerite rock formation of the unusual form “Gustav's Boot” was named. Now the park has an area of 1614.43 km²; in 2005, it was visited by about 209,000 people. The park is managed ; the closest city to get to is Queenstown , from . There are no settlements or highways in the park itself. From the south, Cradle Mountain - Lake St. Clare borders closely with the Franklin-Gordon-Wild Rivers National Park, and from the east, with the Walls of Jerusalem .
In 2001, a two-part film “ ” was released on television. Cradle Mountain Park - Lake St. Clare locations were used to portray New York's Triassic and Pennsylvania Jurassic .
Climate
According to meteorological observations of 1989-2017, the maximum air temperature recorded in the park was 33.9 ° C (January), the minimum - -7.8 ° C (August). On average, 1880.4 mm of rain falls on the park per year (maximum - 2450.2 mm per year, minimum - 1582.1 mm per year); the wettest month is August (237.7 mm, maximum 519.2 mm per month), the driest month is February (80 mm, minimum 19.6 mm per month). The weather station is installed at an altitude of 742 meters above sea level [2] .
Flora and Fauna
Alpine plants in the park are 40–55% endemic to Tasmania. 68% of the plant species that grow in Tasmanian rainforests are present in Cradle Mountain - Lake St. Clair Park. species of the species , , Richea pandanifolia , Richea scoparia ; more common species are Cunningham notophagus and low-flowered eucalyptus .
Among the animals of the park, the red-gray wallaby , the Tasmanian devil , the platypus living here are distinguished; several species of genera filander , spotted marsupials ; several genera of the families are echidna , wombat , couscous .
The park is the so-called Key Ornithological Territory . Birds of the species black crow-flutist , gray crow-flutist , variegated crow-flutist , fire-breasted petroetics , raspberry- chested petetics , ; several species of the genus crows . 11 species of birds living here are endemic to Tasmania [3] .
Poor representatives of the oomycete class [4] and Chalara australis live in the park. Among the harmless mushrooms of the park, (grows on the Cunningham notophagus and low-flowered eucalyptus ) and can be noted.
Attractions
As the name implies, the main attractions of the park are Mount Cradle and Lake St. Clair . Other noteworthy park objects:
- Mountains Pelion-East (East Pelion ), Pelion West (West Pelion), Ossa (the highest point of Tasmania - 1617 m), Acropolis , (Artillery Pen), Barn Bluff ( Barn ), (Craig Castle), Catedral (Cathedral), Gerion , , , , ,
- Dov Lakes (Pigeon), Lilla
- Hiking Trail (Overland). Until 2005, visiting the park was free. Since 2005, a fee has been introduced for visitors using the Overland hiking trail in the tourist season - $ 100. In 2007, the cost rose to $ 150, as of August 2011, it amounted to $ 180. This road is one of Australia's most famous hiking trails. Its length is 65 kilometers, the elevation difference is from 720 to 1250 meters above sea level, those traveling along it have the opportunity to closely see more than a dozen mountains, four lakes and three park waterfalls; more than a dozen “shelter huts” are built along it, some of these buildings are over 120 years old ( Waterfall Valley Cabin, New Pelion Cabin, Narcissus Cabin, Old Pelion Cabin, Kitchen Cabin, etc.)
One of the entrances to the park
One of the park's nameless waterfalls
St. Clair Lake
Mount Ossa - the highest point of Tasmania (1617 m)
hiking trail at the foot of Cradle Mountain
Bush at the foot of mount cradle
Kitchen hut at the foot of Cradle Mountain
Chalet (remodeled)
“ ’s boot ”
See also
Notes
- ↑ Tasmanian Wilderness on whc.unesco.org
- ↑ Climate statistics for Australian locations - Monthly climate statistics - Lake St Clair National Park ( reg .) At reg.bom.gov.au , September 14, 2017
- ↑ See also Australian Bird List and Australian Endemic Bird Species .
- ↑ Phytophthora root rot - Managing Phytophthora (English) at parks.tas.gov.au
Literature
- John Chapman, Monica Chapman, John Saysman. "Cradle Mountain, Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks" (2006) ISBN 1-920995-01-3
Links
- Mount Cradle at parks.tas.gov.au
- St. Clair Lake ( parks ) at parks.tas.gov.au
- Park (English) (unavailable link) . Date of treatment September 18, 2017. Archived April 23, 2007. online aussieheritage.com.au Archived from April 23, 2007
- Park (English) on wikivoyage.org