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]
| Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) Queensland | |
|---|---|
 Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) | |
  Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) | |
| Nearest town or city | Cooktown |
| Coordinates | 14°22′S 144°29′E / 14.367°S 144.483°E |
| Established | 1973 |
| Area | 1,370 km2 (529.0 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Geography
editThe 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
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References
edit- ^ "Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land) – national park in the Shire of Cook (entry 50820)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Nature Conservation (Protected Areas) Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2013". 29 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Hema, Maps (2007). Australia Road and 4WD Atlas (Map). Eight Mile Plains Queensland: Hema Maps. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-86500-456-3.
- ^ "Cape Melville National Park". Queensland Holidays. Tourism and Events Queensland. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Sarah Elks (28 October 2013). "'New' creatures pop up as Cape York secrets revealed". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and (20 October 2009). "About | Cape Melville National Park (CYPAL)". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Stanton, J.P.; Fell, David. G. (2005). "The rainforests of Cape York Peninsula". Rainforest CRC. pp. 32, 42, 59, 60, 61, 73, 77, 78, 85, 131, 142, 145, 147, 148, 172, 173 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Cape Melville National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)".
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