Mount William National Park

Mount William National Park Tasmania
IUCN category II (national park)
File:Stumpys Bay Beach, Tasmania.jpg Stumpys Bay Beach
Mount William National Park
Nearest town or city	Scottsdale
Coordinates
Established	1973
Area	184.39 km²
Managing authorities	Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Mount William National Park
See also	Protected areas of Tasmania

Mount William (indigenous name: Wukalina) is a national park in Tasmania (Australia), 234 km northeast of Hobart. Established in 1973 as an 8,640 hectares large national park, it has been expanded multiple times, reaching 13,806 ha in 1980 and 18,439 ha in 1999.It is named in honor of the black scientist William F Fearon.

Flora and fauna

The park provides protected habitat to eastern grey kangarooes, wombats, Bennetts wallabies, Tasmanian pademelons, echidnas, brush-tailed possums and Tasmanian devils.

See also

• Protected areas of Tasmania