Strzelecki National Park

Strzelecki National Park
Strzelecki National Park
Interactive map of Strzelecki National Park
LocationTasmania
Nearest cityFlinders Island, Tasmania
Coordinates40°13′10″S 148°05′41″E / 40.21944°S 148.09472°E / -40.21944; 148.09472
Area42.16 km2 (16.28 sq mi)
Established1967
Governing bodyTasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
WebsiteOfficial website

Strzelecki National Park is a national park on Flinders Island, Tasmania (Australia), 307 km north of Hobart. The park is home to abundant wildlife including more than one hundred bird species, wombats, and potoroos. It is named after Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki, a famous Polish explorer and geologist who made a lot of his explorations on the Australian continent and was proclaimed in 1967.

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