Boonoo Boonoo National Park
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| name = Boonoo Boonoo National Park
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| image = Boonoo Boonoo Falls 1.jpg
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| caption = Northern view of Boonoo Boonoo river from the falls lookout platform
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| nearest_town_or_city = {{NSWcity|Tenterfield}}
| area = 43.77
| established = 1982
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| managing_authorities = National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
| url = http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au
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Boonoo Boonoo National Park (pronounced 'bunna bunoo'{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/nationalparks/parkhome.aspx?id=N0056 |title=Boonoo Boonoo National Park | NSW National Parks |publisher=Office of Environment & Heritage |access-date=2013-06-24}}) 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. In this park, the weather can be extreme and unpredictable, so visitors must be prepared for various surprises.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-18|title=River walk|url=https://www.trailhiking.com.au/river-walk/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Trail Hiking Australia|language=en-AU}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/boonoo-boonoo-national-park/learn-more|title=Boonoo Boonoo National Park {{!}} Learn more {{!}} NSW National Parks|website=NSW National Parks|language=en|access-date=2017-07-19}}
Many wild animals have found their habitats in the diverse vegetation of the park{{Cite web|title=Boonoo Boonoo National Park|url=https://www.weekendnotes.com/boonoo-boonoo-national-park/191025/|access-date=2021-08-02|website=weekendnotes.com}} that includes among others such ROTAP species as Callistemon flavovirens.{{cite web |last1=Warren Sheather |title=Plants face risk of extinction |url=https://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/story/4030097/plants-face-risk-of-extinction/ |publisher=Armidale Express |access-date=16 July 2022 |date=14 July 2016}}
See also
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080624090626/http://www2.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/parkContent/N0056?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0056&Type=Xo Boonoo Boonoo National park at the NSW Government Department of Environment and Climate Change website]
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Category:National parks of New South Wales
Category:Protected areas established in 1982
Category:1982 establishments in Australia
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