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Hat Head National Park (1977 boundary)

Source: Go to the Register of the National Estate for more information.
Identifier: 3480
Location: Hat Head
Local
Government:
Kempsey Shire
State: NSW
Country: Australia
Statement of
Significance:
Hat Head National Park is a crescent of seashore, dune systems and wetlands stretching from south of Hat Head to Smoky Cape. The area is a mosaic of wetlands, and various scrub and heath communities with one pocket of coastal rainforest on the slopes of Smoky Cape. The area is important for landscape and recreation values. It also included relict coastline dunes.

(The Commission is in the process of developing and/or upgrading official statements for places listed prior to 1991. The above data was mainly provided by the nominator and has not yet been revised by the Commission.)
Description: Complex mosaic of wetlands and diverse swamp communities the whole area is sandy plain and dunes built up by sea level changes of the Ice Ages.
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