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Camping spots exist at Wingan Inlet, Shipwreck Creek and
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368:Popular destinations within the park include:
334:Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet Important Bird Area
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548:"Croajingolong National Park: Visitor Guide"
1825:Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park
699:"Parks Victoria - Camping at Croajingolong"
674:"UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory"
505:Croajingolong National Park Management Plan
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483:List of biosphere reserves in Australia
478:Protected areas of Victoria (Australia)
171:883.55 km (341.1 sq mi)
1914:Southeast Australia temperate forests
18:Protected area in Victoria, Australia
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348:as well as other significant fauna.
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751:Croajingolong featured in the song
746:Hand made artist's book of etchings
340:because it supports populations of
1884:National parks of Victoria (state)
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650:. Birds Australia. Archived from
644:"IBA: Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet"
1904:1979 establishments in Australia
1840:Wimmera River Heritage Area Park
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732:Croajingolong National Park page
614:"Australia's Biosphere Reserves"
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1894:Biosphere reserves of Australia
511:(PDF). Government of Victoria.
1830:Point Gellibrand Heritage Park
322:Cape Howe Marine National Park
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618:Department of Sustainability
1889:Croajingolong National Park
1879:Parks of Gippsland (region)
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204:Protected areas of Victoria
193:Croajingolong National Park
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1799:Big Desert Wilderness Park
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1182:Chiltern Box–Ironbark
954:Burrowa-Pine Mountain
810:Marine national parks
741:Wilderness Coast Walk
298:World Biosphere areas
290:Nadgee Nature Reserve
265:Location and features
248:Australian Aboriginal
1402:Mount Arapiles-Tooan
1069:Mornington Peninsula
564:on 21 September 2015
342:eastern bristlebirds
177:Managing authorities
142:-37.71194; 149.50833
103:Nearest town or city
1189:Cobberas–Tingaringy
624:on 19 November 2008
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328:Important Bird Area
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1024:Heathcote-Graytown
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703:parkweb.vic.gov.au
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