Chillagoe Mungana Caves National Park

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Chillagoe Mungana Caves National Park
Chillagoe Mungana Caves National Park, Queensland
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Coordinates: 17 ° 5 ′ 30 ″  S , 144 ° 23 ′ 35 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Specialty: Limestone caves and steel mills
Next city: Chillagoe
Surface: 3,575 km²
Founding: 1995
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The Chillagoe-Mungana-Caves National Park (English: Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park ) is a national park in the northeast of the Australian state of Queensland .

The national park consists of five separate parts. These are Royal Arch Cave, Donna Cave, Mungana Archways, Balancing Rock, and Chillagoe Smelters .

location

It is located 1,455 kilometers northwest of Brisbane around the village of Chillagoe .

Terrain forms

The caves are formed in the limestone that was deposited in the Chillagoe area up to 400 million years ago when it was a shallow sea. Over time, the groundwater has washed away caves, in which stalactites and stalagmites later formed.

fauna

Only a few animal species find their habitat in the dark caves, especially bats . But there is also one of only five known nesting sites in Australia for the white-rump salanganese ( Aerodramus spodiophygius ). There are also spotted pythons and various types of insects and spiders.

Skeletons of mammals that fell into the caves and perished there have also been found, including those of the extinct giant kangaroo.

Culture and industry

On the way to the Mungana Archways - 17 kilometers west of Chillagoe - you can see some Aboriginal rock carvings .

The Chillagoe Smelters (ironworks) tell the story of mining in the area. Gold, silver, lead and copper ores were mined and processed here from 1890 to 1930. Mines, tanks and other remains are accessible.

Driveway

Chillagoe is located on Burke Developmental Road , about 215 miles by road from Cairns , inland at the north end of the Atherton Tableland . The road is paved as far as Almaden . The remaining 33 kilometers to Chillagoe and the further 24 kilometers to Mungana are partly unpaved, but are easy to drive on with road vehicles.

Facilities

Camping in the park is not permitted, as is bringing pets. There are several hiking trails of varying degrees of difficulty, picnic areas and also guided tours.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
  2. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 1997 ( MS Excel ; 93 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park . Department of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved October 30, 2012
  4. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 13