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Keep River National Park
Keep River National Park is a national park in Australia, established in 2002, covering 262 km² (101 sq mi). It is the #203 largest of Australia's 912 national parks.
- Area
- 262 km²
- Established
- 2002
- IUCN
- V: Protected Landscape/Seascape
- Nearest airport
- KNX · 46 km
Nearest airports to Keep River National Park
- 1 KNX46 kmstraight line
More about Keep River National Park
Keep River National Park is one of 912 national parks in Australia. It covers 262 km² (26,190 ha) — about 2.5 times the size of Paris, making it the #203 largest national park in Australia (0.1% of the country's national park area).
History and protection
The park was established in 2002, 24 years ago — the first national parks in Australia date back to 1898. It is listed in IUCN category V: Protected Landscape/Seascape — a protected landscape shaped by people and nature together.
Visiting Keep River National Park
The closest airport is East Kimberley Regional (Kununurra) Airport (KNX), about 46 km away — around 1 h 0 min by car. Other national parks within reach include Mirima National Park (21 km²), Judbarra / Gregory National Park (13,004 km²), Purnululu National Park (796 km²) and Drysdale River National Park (4,483 km²) — easy to combine on one trip.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.