Banksia Point
Encyclopedia
Banksia Point is a point on a ridge overlooking the Bellinger River
valley. It is located at 30° 29' S 152° 24' E, within the New England National Park
on the Northern Tablelands in New South Wales
, Australia
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The name refers to the plant
genus
Banksia
, which grows in the area.
There are a number of cabins and a hut at Banksia Point for visitors. These are available from the National Parks and Wildlife Service
for short term stays.
From Banksia Point there are many bushwalking tracks providing access to some of the area's attractions including Weeping Rock. 10 minutes walk north along an escarpment, is the peak and picnic area known as Point Lookout
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Bellinger River
The Bellinger River is a river on the mid north coast of New South Wales. Clement Hodgkinson was the first person to explore the area in March 1841....
valley. It is located at 30° 29' S 152° 24' E, within the New England National Park
New England National Park
New England National Park is situated on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, 560 km north of Sydney. It is about 10 km south of Waterfall Way, just 85 km east of Armidale and 65 km west of Coffs Harbour...
on the Northern Tablelands in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The name refers to the plant
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Banksia
Banksia
Banksia is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and heads. When it comes to size, banksias range from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up...
, which grows in the area.
There are a number of cabins and a hut at Banksia Point for visitors. These are available from the National Parks and Wildlife Service
National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
The National Parks and Wildlife Service is part of the Office of Environment and Heritage - the main government conservation agency in New South Wales, Australia....
for short term stays.
From Banksia Point there are many bushwalking tracks providing access to some of the area's attractions including Weeping Rock. 10 minutes walk north along an escarpment, is the peak and picnic area known as Point Lookout
Point Lookout, New South Wales
Point Lookout is the name of a mountain in the New England National Park, near Ebor, Australia.It is the second highest peak in the Snowy Range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range which forms the highest part, and eastern edge of the Northern Tablelands...
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