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Gull Rock National Park is a small national park situated 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Albany in Western Australia. It was established in 2006, becoming Western Australia's 97th National Park in the process. It comprises around in area. The area is backed by King George Sound to the south, Oyster Harbour to the west, Taylor Inlet to the east and farmland to the north. . The area is an almost unspoilt example of coastal east Kalgan vegetation system. Composed of granite headlands separated by sandy beaches with lakes and interdunal wetlands, the area contains number of specific ecosystems. Rocky granite areas exist including Mount Taylor and Mount Martin both of which are part of the Gardner Landform unit. Endangered species such as the noisy scrub-bird, western bristlebird and the western whipbird are known to inhabit the area. Areas of banksia woodland, sheoak forest, open heath and grassed dunes can all be found within the park. Notable flora include ''Banksia coccinea'', ''Hakea elliptica'', ''Allocasuarina trichodon'', ''Agonis marginata'' and ''Dryandra formosa''. The area is home to the most significant remaining stands of scarlet banksia, ''Banksia coccinea'', in the region.〔 The rare and ancient Main's assassin spider, currently listed as threatened, was found to inhabit the park during a survey conducted in 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Verve Energy Media release - Exciting fin of rare assassins spider found on WA South Coast )〕 The park takes it's name from a small island off Ledge Beach, and ironically is not part of the park. Boiler Bay is at the eastern edge of Ledge Beach. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gull Rock National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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