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Royal National Park
Protected area in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Royal National Park is a protected national park that is located in Sutherland Shire local government area in the southern portion of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Royal National Park New South Wales | |
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![]() A view of the Era beaches on the Royal National Park Coast Track, looking south from Thelma Head[note 1] | |
Nearest town or city | Sydney |
Population | 42 (SAL 2021)[1] |
Established | 26 April 1879 (1879-04-26)[2] |
Area | 150.91 km2 (58.3 sq mi)[2] |
Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
Website | Royal National Park |
See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
The 151-square-kilometre (58 sq mi) national park[3] is about 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of the Sydney central business district near the localities of Loftus, Otford and Waterfall.
It was founded by Sir John Robertson, Acting Premier of New South Wales,[4] and formally proclaimed on 26 April 1879, a mere 7 years after Yellowstone National Park (1872) and 11 years before Yosemite National Park in the United States. Although Yosemite had been federally protected land since 1864, it did not become a 'National Park' until 1890.[5] It was the first national park to be declared in Australia.[6] Its original name was just National Park, but it was renamed in 1955 after Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia passed by in the train during her 1954 tour.[7]
The park was added to the Australian National Heritage List in December 2006.[4]