Croajingolong National Park

The Croajingolong National Park is a coastal national park located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. The 88355ha national park is situated approximately east of Melbourne and south of Sydney.The name Croajingolong derives from the Australian Aboriginal Krauatungalung words galung, meaning "belonging to" and kraua, meaning "east".Location and featuresThe park is linear in shape and bordered on the southern side by the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean, the western side by Bemm River and the eastern side by the township of Mallacoota. Its northern boundary consists of dense bushland and low hills. The dimensions of the park are approximately by, with an area of. The Wilderness Coast Walk stretches the entire length of the park along beaches, through heathland and round rocky headlands.Croajingolong National Park, with the adjoining Nadgee Nature Reserve in New South Wales, forms one of only twelve World Biosphere areas in Australia. It contains ecosystems, habitats and gene pools that are managed sustainably. The park encloses the Sandpatch Wilderness Area and is contiguous with the Cape Howe Wilderness Area, the Nadgee Nature Reserve and the Cape Howe Marine National Park.