National Park · Australia
Glass House Mountains National Park
Glass House Mountains National Park is a national park in Australia, covering 7,459 acres (3,018 ha), established in 1994.
National Park · Australia
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Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Australia |
| Area | 7,459 acres (3,018 ha) |
| Established | 1994 |
| Coordinates | 26.8475° S, 152.9540° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Glass House Mountains National Park
Glass House Mountains National Park is a heritage-listed national park at Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Beerburrum Forest Reserve 1. It is 70 km (43 mi) north of Brisbane and consists of a flat plain punctuated by rhyolite and trachyte volcanic plugs, the cores of extinct volcanoes that formed 26 million to 27 million years ago. The mountains would once have had pyroclastic exteriors, but these have eroded away. The national park was established in 1994.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
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What to do
Airports near this park
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- Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) · Maroochydore, Australia · 19.3 miles away
- Brisbane International Airport (BNE) · Brisbane, Australia · 38.4 miles away
- Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) · Toowoomba, Australia · 86.6 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Glass House Mountains National Park?
Glass House Mountains National Park is in Australia (26.8475° S, 152.9540° E).
When was Glass House Mountains National Park established?
Glass House Mountains National Park was established in 1994, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Glass House Mountains National Park?
Glass House Mountains National Park covers 7,459 acres (3,018 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q457882 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_House_Mountains_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).