Glass House Mountains National Park
The Glass House Mountains are a popular tourist site in the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. The mountains were named by Captain Cook, who in 1770 thought they looked like glass houses as he sailed along the eastern coast of Australia.
- Type: Park
- Description: national park in Australia
- Also known as: “Glass House Mountains”, “Glass House Mountains N.P.”, and “Parque Nacional Montana Glasshouses”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Glass House Mountains and Tibrogargan.
Glass House Mountains
Glasshouse Mountains railway station
Railway station
Glass House Mountains National Park
- Categories: national park of Australia and national park
- Location: Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-26.92563° or 26° 55′ 32″ south
Longitude
152.94469° or 152° 56′ 41″ east
Elevation
140 metres (459 feet)
Open location code
5R5J3WFV+PV
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Glass House Mountains National Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Glass House Mountains National Park”
- French: “parc national des monts Glass House”
- French: “Parc national des monts Glass House”
- German: “Glass-House-Mountains-Nationalpark”
- Japanese: “グラスハウス・マウンテンズ国立公園”
- Polish: “Park Narodowy Glass House Mountains”
- Spanish: “Parque nacional Montaña Glasshouses”
- Swedish: “Glass House Mountains National Park”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Glass House Mountains and Beerburrum.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mount Cooee and Tibberoowuccum.
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