New South Wales contains 549 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 4,953,271 hectares (6.18% of the state’s area). 150 of these are National parks, totalling 4,172,308 hectares (5.21% of the state’s area).
... royal family and government fled Portugal from Napoleon in 1807 and relocated to Brazil. Though they returned in 1821, the interlude led to a growing desire for ...