Ben Boyd National Park
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Ben Boyd is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 382 km south of Sydney. It's named after the entrepreneur Ben Boyd who had a variety of interests in the far South Coast of New South Wales including whaling and farming. He commissioned the construction of a sandstone tower overlooking the entrance to the harbour of Eden to alert whaling crews of the approach of their prey.
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- Area: 104 km²
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- Date of establishment: November 12, 1971
- Managing authorities: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
- IUCN category: II
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