Indianinoz Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hello, 1) Which is your favourite National Park of Tasmania and why? 2) Which is the nearest National Park to Hobart and which is the nearest National Park to Launceston? Is own vehicle the only to travel from the respective city or do we have public transport for the same as well? 3) Which is the National Park where Tasmanian Tigers are still suspected to be roaming(I know certain people believe they're extinct but there have been sightings.....)? 4) Which is the most dense National Park according to you which is full of trees and those trees are huge with huge trunks and centuries old.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 1. I don't have a favourite: they all have their distinct "personality". 2. Nearest to Hobart - Mount Field National Park http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/?base=3589 Nearest to Launceston - Ben Lomond (to the south east) http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/?base=4551 or Narawntapu (to the north west) http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=3669 (both about the same distance but very different topography). Generally private vehicle is the usual way to travel but there is a tab called "Access" on those links above which show some public transport options - but they don't operate to all parks. 3. They are generally believed to be extinct. There are occasional claimed sightings in various parts of the state but they're not confined to any national park. 4. The South West National Park http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/?base=3801 or Wild Rivers http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/?base=3937 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianinoz Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Awesome thanks! Just out of curiosity: From the map it seems there are 5 national parks which are connected to each other.(Hartz, Southwest, Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers, Cradle Mountain and Walls of Jerusalem). Am I correct that it just 1 huge national park of around 12500 sq. km that is divided solely for academic purposes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 They are areas which have been declared national parks at different times since the earliest (Cradle Mountain) in 1922 until the 1990s (from memory, the present boundaries of the Southwest Park). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianinoz Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Thanks! I understand why they're different. So am I right that they're connected without any gap of human settlement etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Yes, there are no human settlements in those areas (apart from accommodation for visitors to the national parks in a few areas). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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