Clump Mountain is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1287 km northwest of Brisbane. It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.[1] Here is an important habitat of the endangered southern cassowary, a large flightless bird, which has been recorded only in the tropical rainforests of Queensland and New Guinea.[2]
| Clump Mountain National Park Queensland | |
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 Bicton Hill lookout, Clump Mountain National Park, February 2012 | |
  Clump Mountain National Park | |
| Coordinates | 17°49′13″S 146°05′44″E / 17.82028°S 146.09556°E |
| Established | 1963 |
| Area | 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
| See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Estimated altitude is 240 metres.[3]
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Coastal Wet Tropics. Downloaded from "BirdLife International - conserving the world's birds". Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 2012-11-21. on 2011-12-16.
- ^ Science, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and (20 October 2009). "About | Clump Mountain National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Clump Mountain National Park park, Queensland, Australia". au.geoview.info. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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