Flinders Group National Park

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Flinders Group National Park
Flinders Group National Park (Queensland)
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Coordinates: 14 ° 4 ′ 25 ″  S , 144 ° 15 ′ 21 ″  E
Location: Queensland , Australia
Specialty: Rocky coasts, rainforests, mangrove forests, salt pans
Next city: Aloszville, Cooktown
Surface: 31.8 km²
Founding: 1939
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The Flinders Group National Park (English: Flinders Group National Park ) is a national park in the northeast of the Australian state of Queensland . The Flinders Group consists of seven islands to the west of Bathurst Bay . These are Flinders Island, Stanley Island, Blackwood Island, Maclear Island, Denham Island, King Island and Clack Island .

location

It is 1745 kilometers northwest of Brisbane and 160 kilometers northwest of Cooktown on the east coast of the Cape York Peninsula .

The national parks Cape Melville , Lama Lama , Cliff Island , Marpa and Claremont Isles are in the vicinity .

Terrain forms

All islands are made of sandstone and have rocky coastlines, hills, rocky steps and also sand dunes. Coral reefs lie off the coast .

Flora and fauna

The rocks are covered with a good mix of tropical rainforest , grassland and coastal heather. Mangrove forests and salt pans can be found in the mudflats . There are extensive seagrass fields off the coast .

Many different land and water birds nest on the islands.

history

The Aborigines on the islands and in the adjoining Cape Melville National Park call themselves Yiithuwarra (German salt water people). Their long tradition up to the first contact with the Europeans can be seen in rock drawings .

Access and facilities

The islands can only be reached by ships and boats. A number of cruise ships that depart from Cairns make a stop at the islands.

Camping in the park is permitted. Simple facilities such as dry toilets, shelters, picnic tables and water tanks are available.

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 Flinders Group National Park . Department of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved November 8, 2012
  4. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 15