Protected Areas Of Victoria
Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. It contains 2850 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 39,273 km² (17.26% of the state’s area). Of these, 45 are National parks, totalling 28,023 km² (11.32% of the state’s area).
The Parks are managed by Parks Victoria, a state government organisation. There are also many smaller state areas which are subject to commercial activity such as logging.
Read more about Protected Areas Of Victoria: Coastal and Marine Parks, Historic and Heritage Areas and Parks, Indigenous Protected Areas, National Parks, State Parks, Metropolitan Parks, Reference Areas Inside Other Protected Areas, Reference Areas Outside Other Protected Areas, Wilderness Parks, Wilderness Zones Inside Other Protected Areas, Also in Victoria
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