Detourmap
Nature & landscapes in Australia
Australia has 746 nature & landscapes on Detourmap — parks, mountains, waterfalls, caves, volcanoes and coves. The best known is Uluru. Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them; this is 1–150, on page 1 of 5.
- Nature
- 746
- Oldest
- Garawarra State Conservation Area 1879
- Little known
- 589 of 746
- Most from
- 20th century
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2.Mount Kosciuszko
Nature · Iconic
Highest mountain in the mainland of the Australian continent, located on New South Wales–Victoria border
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3.Gulf of Carpentaria
Nature · Iconic
Large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the Arafura Sea
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4.Lord Howe Island
Nature · Iconic
Island in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of New South Wales
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6.Great Australian Bight
Nature · Renowned
Oceanic bight off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia
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7.Kakadu National Park
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
Protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia
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9.K'gari
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
Island located along the southern coast of Queensland, Australia
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12.Ball's Pyramid
Nature · Renowned
An island and an erosional remnant of a shield volcano southeast of Lord Howe Island in the Pacific
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13.Purnululu National Park
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
National park in the Kimberley region of Western Australia
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15.Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
National park in the Northern Territory, Australia and location of a sandstone monolith
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32.Kosciuszko National Park
Nature · 21st century · Notable
National Park in New South Wales, Australia
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34.Lake Mackay
Nature · Notable
Ephemeral salt lake in Western Australia and Northern Territory, Australia
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37.Blue Mountains National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National Park in New South Wales, Australia
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48.Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park in Tasmania, Australia
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50.Three Sisters
Nature · Notable
Rock formation in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia
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53.Karijini National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
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57.Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Nature · 21st century · Notable
National Park in New South Wales, Australia
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59.Steep Point
Nature · Notable
Headland in Western Australia and westernmost point of the Australian mainland
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60.Wilsons Promontory
Nature · Notable
Peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located in the state of Victoria
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61.Fitzgerald River National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park in Western Australia
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62.Lake Alexandrina
Nature · Notable
Estuarine lagoon in South Australia, forming part of the Murray River mouth
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64.Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park
Nature · 21st century · Notable
National park in Queensland, Australia
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65.Dorrigo National Park
Nature · 21st century · Notable
National Park in New South Wales, Australia
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72.South East Cape
Nature · Notable
Cape and southernmost point of Australian when including the island of Tasmania
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79.Florence Falls
Nature · Notable
Waterfall within Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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82.Dove Lake
Nature · Notable
Lake in Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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86.Tolmer Falls
Nature · Notable
Waterfall in Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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87.North Stradbroke Island
Nature · Notable
Island in Brisbane, that lies within Moreton Bay in the Australian state of Queensland
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90.Bimberi Peak
Nature · Notable
Mountain on border of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
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116.Kings Canyon
Nature · Notable
Part of the Watarrka National Park in Northern Territory, Australia
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123.Barunguba Montague Island Nature Reserve
Nature · 20th century · Notable
Nature Reserve in New South Wales, Australia
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124.Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve
Nature · 21st century · Notable
Protected area in the Northern Territory, Australia
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137.Christmas Island
Nature · Notable
Island in the Great Australian Bight, part of the New Year Islands, Tasmania
Questions about this page
How many nature & landscapes are there in Australia?
746 on this map, out of 25,830 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for Australia with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the nature & landscapes in Australia?
Uluru. Large sandstone isolated mount in Australia.
Which is the oldest?
Garawarra State Conservation Area, dated to 1879. 265 of these 746 carry a founding date.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.