{{Short description|National park in Australia}} {{Redirect|Rocky Cape|the locality in Tasmania|Rocky Cape, Tasmania}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox protected area | name = Rocky Cape National Park | image = Rocky Cape 2009.jpg | image_caption = Rocky Cape, 2009 | image_alt = | iucn_category = II | iucn_ref = | coordinates = {{coord|40|53|59|S|145|32|9|E|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-shape = yes | map = Tasmania | map_alt = | map_width = 200px | relief = yes | label = Rocky Cape National Park | label_position = | location = Tasmania | established = 1967 | area_ha = | area_km2 = 30.64 | area_ref = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | nearest_city = Wynyard, Tasmania | nearest_town = | governing_body = Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service | website = {{official|1=https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/rocky-cape-national-park}} }} '''Rocky Cape National Park''' is a national park on the North West Coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is located at a geographical headland and surrounds the town of Sisters Beach. It is located approximately 365 km by car northwest of State Capital Hobart. In 2016, the official name of the cape (but not the park) was changed to '''pinmatik / Rocky Cape'''.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Survey Co-ordination |journal=Tasmanian Government Gazette |date=27 January 2016 |page=157 |url=https://www.gazette.tas.gov.au/editions/2016/january_2016/21573_-_Gazette_27_January_2016.pdf |access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref>
Evidence of Aboriginal occupation dating from 8000 years ago was found by Rhys Jones in the 1960s. The Rocky Cape Lighthouse was erected in 1968.
A research by Melbourne's Monash University found that Rocky Cape National Park is home to some rocks that are thought to be from the Grand Canyon in Arizona.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Lucas Joel|title=Weird rocks in Australia are a missing piece of the Grand Canyon|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032014-700-weird-rocks-in-australia-are-a-missing-piece-of-the-grand-canyon/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=New Scientist|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-13|title=No word of a lie, geologists have discovered part of the Grand Canyon in Tasmania|url=https://www.contiki.com/six-two/geologists-discovered-grand-canyon-in-tasmania/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=six-two by Contiki|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bennett|first=Lachlan|date=2018-10-29|title=Tasmania’s ancient connection to the Grand Canyon|url=https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/5726804/tasmanias-ancient-connection-to-the-grand-canyon/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=The Advocate|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-30|title=Geologists Discover Part Of The Actual Grand Canyon Down In Tasmania|url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/travel/grand-canyon-in-tasmania-geology/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Pedestrian TV|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Silverman|first=Leah|date=2018-10-29|title=Why Pieces Of The Grand Canyon Were Just Found In Australia|url=https://allthatsinteresting.com/grand-canyon-australia|access-date=2022-02-19|website=All That's Interesting|language=en-US}}</ref> It suggested that Tasmania was once connected to the West Coast of the US.
==See also== * Protected areas of Tasmania (Australia)
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==External links== * {{Wikivoyage-inline}} * [https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/rocky-cape-national-park Rocky Cape National Park, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service]
{{National parks in Tasmania}}
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Category:National parks of Tasmania Category:1967 establishments in Australia
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