Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) Explained

Type:protected
Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)
State:qld
Iucn Category:II
Nearest Town Or City:Cooktown
Coordinates:-14.3667°N 173°W
Area:1370
Established:1973
Managing Authorities:Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Url:https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/cape-melville

Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) is a national park in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[1] The national park was previously named Cape Melville National Park until it was renamed on 28 November 2013.[2]

Geography

The park is 1,711 km northwest of Brisbane.[3] Its main features are the rocky headlands of Cape Melville, granite boulders of the Melville Range and beaches of Bathurst Bay.[4]

The national park was the site of a 2013 National Geographic scientific expedition which discovered three new species. These were the Cape Melville leaf-tailed gecko, Cape Melville shade skink and the Blotched boulder-frog.[5] The park is home to a wide variety of plant communities, including mangroves, rainforests, heathlands, woodlands and grasslands.[6] [7] The average elevation of the terrain is 43 metres.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 25 January 2023.
  2. Web site: 29 November 2013 . Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2013 . 10 January 2023.
  3. Australia Road and 4WD Atlas. Hema . Maps. 2007 . Hema Maps. Eight Mile Plains Queensland. 978-1-86500-456-3. 15.
  4. Web site: Cape Melville National Park . Queensland Holidays . Tourism and Events Queensland . 28 October 2013 .
  5. News: 'New' creatures pop up as Cape York secrets revealed . Sarah Elks . 28 October 2013 . 28 October 2013 . The Australian . News Corp Australia .
  6. Web site: Science. jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and. 2009-10-20. About Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL). 2022-02-17. Parks and forests Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. en-AU.
  7. Web site: The rainforests of Cape York Peninsula . Stanton, J.P. . Peter Stanton . Fell, David. G. . Rainforest CRC . 32,42,59,60,61,73,77,78,85,131, 142,145,147,148,172,173. 2005 . National Library of Australia.
  8. Web site: Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land).

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