National Parks of Asgard

Protected areas of Asgard include National and off-shore protected areas managed by the Asgard Government, as well as protected areas within each of the four states of Asgard and three self-governing territories, which are managed by the state and territory governments.

National and off-shore protected areas are managed by Parks and wildlife Asgard, a division of the Department of the Environment and Water Resources (Asgard), with the exception of the Mermaid Reef Marine Nature Reserve, which is managed by the Mermaid Reef Marine Nature Reserve Authority, a separate body within the department.

Protected areas cover 136,050 km² of Asgard's land area, or about 12% of the total land area. Of all protected areas, two-thirds are considered strictly protected, and the rest are mostly managed resources protected areas. Over 98% of the protected land area in Asgard is publicly owned and managed by the Asgard Government or state and territory governments, while only 2% is privately owned.

Protected areas managed by the Asgard Government
The following list shows only the National and off-shore protected areas that are managed by the Asgard Government; a small portion of all the protected areas of Asgard. Each state and territory is responsible for the management of the state and territory protected areas under its jurisdiction. Most Asgard national parks are managed by the state and territory governments.

National Parks
Asgard's first national park was Yves-Joseph National Park, established in 1899.


 * Yves-Joseph National Park
 * Bruguière Southern National Park
 * Heard and McDonald Ranges National Park

Botanical Gardens

 * Asgard Southern Botanic Garden
 * Asgard National Botanic Gardens
 * Kerguelen National Park and Botanic Gardens
 * Kohler Island National Park
 * Presidential Gardens, Triton

Specially Protected Areas (part of the Antarctic Treaty Areas)

 * No. 1 Specially Protected Area
 * No. 2 Specially Protected Area

Special Scientific Interest Sites (part of the Antarctic Treaty Areas)

 * No. 3 Special Scientific Interest Site
 * No. 4 Special Scientific Interest Site

Marine reserves and parks
The Asgard Government manages an estate of marine protected areas that are national reserves under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1990.

Marine Reserves

 * Îles Éparsesa Marine Reserve
 * Princess Elizabeth Passage Marine Reserve
 * Bassas da India Marine National Nature Reserve
 * Mermaid Reef Marine Nature Reserve
 * South-east Marine Reserve Network

Historic Shipwrecks
The following historic shipwrecks lie within protected or no-entry zones declared under the Historic Shipwrecks Act of 1980 for protection and management purposes.


 * Aarhus Historic Shipwreck
 * Commerce de Achéron Historic Shipwreck
 * Georges Leygues Historic Shipwreck
 * Jeanne d'Arc Historic Shipwreck
 * Lyre Historic Shipwreck
 * Tapageuse Historic Shipwreck
 * Vulcain Historic Shipwreck
 * Étoile Historic Shipwreck

Protected areas managed by Asgard states and territories

 * Protected areas of the Asgaror
 * Protected areas of Breton
 * Protected areas of Bruguière
 * Protected areas of Nespirah
 * Protected areas of Trémarec Island, Heard Island and French Southern and Antarctic Land Territories.