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Kroombit Tops is a national park in Central
Central Queensland

Central Queensland is an ambiguous geography division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton, Queensland and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, Queensland, north to Mackay, Queensland, and south to Gladstone, Que...
 Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. Located between Monto
Monto, Queensland

Monto is a town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Burnett Highway 500km north-west of Brisbane and 235km south of Rockhampton, Queensland....
 and Calliope
Calliope, Queensland

Calliope is a town located in Central Queensland, Australia. It is located near the junction of the Bruce Highway and the Dawson Highway, 20 kilometres SSW of the port city of Gladstone, Queensland....
 in The Boyne Valley, it is 399 km northwest of Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
. Cania Gorge National Park
Cania Gorge National Park

Cania Gorge is a national park in Queensland , 373 km northwest of Brisbane. The nearest town is Monto, Queensland.The park's most dominant features are the high sandstone cliffs....
 is located approximately 25 km to the south.

In February 1945, an American Liberator Bomber, "Beautiful Betsy
Beautiful Betsy

Beautiful Betsy was the name of an American B-24 Liberator. The wreckage of the plane was discovered in what is now Kroombit Tops National Park, located in The Boyne Valley in central Queensland, Australia....
", crashed into what is now Kroombit Tops National Park. The wreckage was discovered on 2 August 1994.








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Kroombit Tops is a national park in Central
Central Queensland

Central Queensland is an ambiguous geography division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton, Queensland and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, Queensland, north to Mackay, Queensland, and south to Gladstone, Que...
 Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. Located between Monto
Monto, Queensland

Monto is a town in Queensland, Australia, located on the Burnett Highway 500km north-west of Brisbane and 235km south of Rockhampton, Queensland....
 and Calliope
Calliope, Queensland

Calliope is a town located in Central Queensland, Australia. It is located near the junction of the Bruce Highway and the Dawson Highway, 20 kilometres SSW of the port city of Gladstone, Queensland....
 in The Boyne Valley, it is 399 km northwest of Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
. Cania Gorge National Park
Cania Gorge National Park

Cania Gorge is a national park in Queensland , 373 km northwest of Brisbane. The nearest town is Monto, Queensland.The park's most dominant features are the high sandstone cliffs....
 is located approximately 25 km to the south.

In February 1945, an American Liberator Bomber, "Beautiful Betsy
Beautiful Betsy

Beautiful Betsy was the name of an American B-24 Liberator. The wreckage of the plane was discovered in what is now Kroombit Tops National Park, located in The Boyne Valley in central Queensland, Australia....
", crashed into what is now Kroombit Tops National Park. The wreckage was discovered on 2 August 1994.

Fact sheet
  • Area: 74.60 kmē
  • Coordinates:
  • Date of establishment: 1974
  • Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
  • IUCN
    World Conservation Union

    The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization dedicated to natural resource Conservation ethic....
     category:     II


See also

  • The Boyne Valley
    Boyne Valley, Australia

    The Boyne Valley is an area located in the valley of the Boyne River , in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 500 km north of Brisbane and 70 km south west of Gladstone, Queensland....


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