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Royal National Park
Royal
is a national park in
New South Wales
(
Australia
), 29 km southwest of
Sydney
. It is the world's second oldest national park, after
Yellowstone
in the
United States
. Its original name was
The National Park
, but it was renamed in 1955 after a visit by
Queen Elizabeth II
.
Fact sheet
Area:
15,442 ha
Latitude:
34° 07' 21" S
Longitude:
151° 03' 50" E
Date of establishment:
1879
Managing authorities:
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
IUCN
category:
II
See also:
Protected areas of New South Wales (Australia)
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